Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position of the number of factory units in the ownership of his Department or its agencies in Kildare south; the number occupied; the number unoccupied; the cost to the Department of the unoccupied premises for security electricity maintenance and so on for past five years; the number of itineraries that visited the units or the number of inquiries made in regard to each unit for each of the past five years; the total capital cost of the vacant premises if any return has being obtained by the Department since construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35630/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by IDA Ireland that the Agency entered into a 35 year lease commencing in 1983 on 6 units in Newbridge, Co Kildare. One unit is currently occupied and the other five are available for marketing.

The annual cost of security and electricity equates to approximately €12,000 per annum.

I understand that Unit 6 is currently occupied by Industrial Control & Automation and that IDA is currently in negotiation with a third party in respect of Unit 5. There have been no other site visits to the units in last 5 years.

IDA pays rent on the Private Finance buildings and, consequently, no capital costs are associated with these units.