Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 412: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will itemise the number of buildings that his Department leases; the annual rental and average price paid per square metre; if any review of the leases has been initiated to seek lower rents in the context of the current financial position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42696/09]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The premises leased by my Department for use by the Reserve Defence Forces are outlined in the tabular statement. Rents paid for these premises are based on a number of factors including size, location and quality of the facilities and vary considerably. Information on the rents paid in respect of these premises is commercially sensitive and therefore not available. However, the requirements of the RDF are reviewed annually and every effort is made on an ongoing basis to reduce costs. In this connection, expenditure by my Department on such facilities reduced from €196,128 in 2006 down to €140,479 in 2008 and will be in the region of €105,000 for 2009. Reserve Defence Forces – Rented Property

F/T = fulltime use P/T = part-time use