John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 414: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of premises and sites being rented or leased not currently in use and the cost of maintenance and security on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39808/10]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 415: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of premises and sites rented or leased by her Department; the location of same; if they are currently in use and the cost for 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39823/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together.

My Department does not currently have any premises or sites rented or leased. However, it did occupy a premises at Fossa, Killarney, Co. Kerry during 2008 and early 2009. This premises temporarily accommodated staff who relocated to the permanent Departmental headquarters in Killarney in December 2008. The premises in Fossa was leased by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of my Department and the rental costs were borne by the OPW as part of the successful decentralisation of the Department to Killarney.