Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Defence his future plans for the Slaugh Hall facility in Drogheda, County Louth, in view of his decision to restructure the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52610/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s property portfolio is kept under review to ensure the most effective use of military resources having regard to the roles assigned by Government to the Defence Forces. Once vacated, a property is disposed of with the proceeds being used to fund the upgrading of Defence Forces equipment and infrastructure. The normal procedure is that my Department writes to each Government Department and various agencies and local authorities seeking expressions of interest in acquiring the property. If the property is not disposed of in this way it is normally sold by public tender/auction. I anticipate that similar arrangements will apply in relation to the Reserve Defence Force property in Drogheda.