Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the buildings and their locations that his Department rent; the number that are signed up to upward only rent agreements; and the cost of each building. [20500/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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In general, premises and sites occupied by my Department are rented or leased by the Office of Public Works, rather than directly by my Department. My Department rents office space for Met Éireann at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports at a full year rental cost of €86,106 for Dublin and €159,818 for Shannon.

In relation to the office space at Cork Airport, rent for 2009 to 2013 is yet to be paid, pending the finalisation of discussions with the Cork Airport Authority which manages the airport. The OPW and the Airport Authorities are currently in discussion regarding contracts. The Airport Authorities are the owners of all accommodation at the airports; therefore there are no alternative accommodation providers available to Met Éireann at those locations. There is also some land rented from a private landowner at Valentia, Co Kerry at a cost of €500 in 2013.

The contracts do not contain upward-only rent review clauses.

My Department also shares with other Government Departments the rent and ancillary costs of a premises occupied by Ireland's Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels. My Department’s share of rental costs associated with this office is set by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at €25,523 for 2013.