Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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133. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which the various military establishments decommissioned in recent years throughout the country have been disposed of to date; the extent of the receipts on foot of such disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53316/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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My Department has been engaged on an ongoing programme of barrack consolidation since 1998. This programme has brought to fourteen the number of barracks closed during that time. To-date nine of these barracks - Clancy (Dublin), Castleblaney, Ballincollig, Fermoy, Naas, Monaghan, Cavan, Castlebar and a large portion of Longford - have been sold. In relation to the remaining barracks agreement has been reached for the sale of Lifford and Rockhill to Donegal County Council. Discussions are taking place in relation to the possible sale of Clonmel Barracks to South Tipperary County Council and the remaining part of Longford has been reserved by the OPW for the local Garda Síochána.

Magee Barracks in Kildare and Columb Barracks in Mullingar remain the property of the Department of Defence. Columb Barracks is currently used by an Garda Síochána and the Customs Service for training purposes and a large part of the barracks has been leased to Westmeath GAA Board for use as a potential centre of excellence.

In addition to the main barracks a number of other smaller properties have also been identified as surplus to military requirements in recent years. Some of these have already been disposed of whilst others are in the process of being prepared for disposal. These mainly consist of married quarters and Reserve Defence Force premises.

The total realised to-date in terms of sales of surplus property is €104m approx. An additional €1m approx. will be realised in early 2014 when the contracts for the sale by auction last week of ten former Reserve Defence Force properties are closed.