Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Department of Finance
Departmental Properties
9:00 am
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide full and detailed particulars of rental property in Portlaoise, County Laois, currently leased to the State, with particular reference to the number of buildings, the location of buildings, the tenure under which the lands are being leased, the term of the lease and the rent; the position regarding the proposed construction of a State building in Portlaoise to accommodate officials from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the current programme of decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/11]
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works currently rents ten buildings in Portlaoise for the purposes of providing Office/Warehouse accommodation for various Government Departments. The lease details are scheduled in the table.
| Building | Rent Per Annum | Lease Term No of Years | Lease Commencement Date | Lease Expiry Date |
| Portlaoise Furniture Store, Timahoe Road | â'¬2,031.58 | 10 | 1-Jan-2001 | 25-Dec-2011 |
| Portlaoise Agriculture Warehouse, Kylekiproe Industrial Estate | â'¬107,919.25 | 20 | 1-Dec-1999 | 30-Nov-2019 |
| Portlaoise DAF Appeals Office, Kilminchy Court | â'¬84,051.49 | 20 | 1-Jun-2003 | 1-Jun-2023 |
| Portlaoise Agriculture Office, Knockmay | â'¬191,000.00 | 6 | 25-Apr-2005 | 25-Dec-2011 |
| Portlaoise Agriculture Office, Grattan Business Centre, Dublin Road | â'¬264,640.00 | 5 | 20-Jan-2006 | 25-Dec-2011 |
| Portlaoise Environment Office, Breffni, Old Abbeyleix Road | â'¬9,945.00 | 5 | 12-Jul-2006 | 11-Oct-2011 |
| Portlaoise Agriculture & Education Office, Grattan House, Grattan Business Centre, Dublin Road | â'¬46,860.00 | 9 | 1-Aug-2006 | 30-Jun-2016 |
| â'¬75,000.00 | 5 | 30-Nov-2007 | 29-Nov-2012 | |
| Portlaoise Agriculture Records Warehouse, Unit 11, Clonminam Industrial Estate | â'¬98,133.16 | 20 | 10-Dec-2007 | 9-Dec-2027 |
| Portlaoise Education & Equality Office, James Fintan Lawlor Avenue | â'¬60,961.50 | 4 | 1-Jul-2008 | 31-May-2013 |
| Portlaoise Agriculture Office, Gandon Court, Fairgreen | â'¬70,500.00 | 20 | 14-Mar-2009 | 13-Mar-2029 |
| â'¬76,050.00 | 20 | 22-May-2009 | 21-May-2029 | |
| â'¬67,245.00 | 20 | 1-Jul-2009 | 1-Jul-2029 |
Permanent accommodation in Portlaoise for officials of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was originally to be procured under a PPP process, which also included the provision of accommodation for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in Carlow and the Department of Education and Skills in Mullingar. This project was terminated by the Minister for Finance in December 2009 on affordability and value for money grounds. It was decided that the Portlaoise element of the project would proceed by traditional procurement. The Department is currently reviewing the staffing requirements of the project in the context of its overall numbers. Although this project is approved in principle, the demands on the Office of Public Works resources make it unlikely that the project could commence in the short to medium term.
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