Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for Defence his position in regard to a stated property (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the Department still has legal ownership of same, or if his Department has passed on legal ownership of the property; if so to whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11153/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The property in question is still in the ownership of the Department of Defence. It had been intended to transfer the property to the Local Authority under the Affordable Housing initiative. However following the cancellation of that initiative the Local Authority have advised the Department that they have no further interest in acquiring the property. Since then the Department has taken measures to secure the property. This property, as with all surplus property, will be disposed of taking account of market conditions, so as to maximise the return to the Defence Forces and generate funding for reinvestment in equipment and infrastructure.