Written answers
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Properties
9:00 pm
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 80: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of buildings his Department has rented in each county in the country that are, at present, being fully utilised; the number of buildings his Department rented which are empty, idle and not being used; the cost incurred by his Department in renting these buildings, with separate figures for the ones that are used and the ones that are unused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14523/12]
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works rents space in some 377 buildings for the purposes of providing office accommodation for various Government Departments throughout the twenty-six counties. The following table schedules by county the number of buildings involved and the total annual rent arising:
COUNTY | No OF BUILDINGS | TOTAL RENT PA |
CARLOW | 7 | €647,941.78 |
CAVAN | 5 | €432,743.30 |
CLARE | 7 | €255,335.94 |
CORK | 36 | €3,007,196.37 |
DONEGAL | 16 | €367,147.78 |
DUBLIN | 132 | €77,040,460.15 |
GALWAY | 27 | €3,551,026.93 |
KERRY | 11 | €825,556.14 |
KILDARE | 13 | €1,046,207.95 |
KILKENNY | 3 | €65,618.20 |
LAOIS | 8 | €946,752.99 |
LEITRIM | 2 | €812,220.00 |
LIMERICK | 12 | €2,664,995.15 |
LONGFORD | 4 | €61,317.64 |
LOUTH | 9 | €610,954.50 |
MAYO | 13 | €625,649.36 |
MEATH | 10 | €2,059,502.60 |
MONAGHAN | 8 | €327,661.60 |
OFFALY | 5 | €363,384.30 |
ROSCOMMON | 4 | €61,497.55 |
SLIGO | 7 | €683,783.15 |
TIPPERARY | 15 | €1,196,767.46 |
WATERFORD | 6 | €280,534.68 |
WESTMEATH | 6 | €704,430.66 |
WEXFORD | 5 | €288,916.60 |
WICKLOW | 6 | €721,353.87 |
There are three buildings (including part building) which have unallocated space. The details associated with these buildings, which are also included in the previous table, are as follows:
Building | Rent Per Annum | Comment |
Westward Town Centre, Sligo, Co Sligo | €31,000.00 | OPW will be surrendering this lease in 2012. |
Phoenix House, Conyngham Road, Dublin 8 | €365,000.00 | OPW will be allocating space in Phoenix House in early 2012. |
Irish Life Centre, Block 1, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 (part building -5th floor) | €215,000.00 | OPW will be surrendering this lease in 2012. |
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