Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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971. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the landlords that her Department or bodies under her aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25411/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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In general, matters relating to the acquisition and leasing of property for my Department are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. However, I am advised that my Department is itself currently renting one property. This is the Burren Information Point in Corofin, owned by Clare Heritage Centre. The annual rent payable in each of the past three years is €8,370.

In addition, my Department rented storage premises located at Shanacloon, Ballymakeera Co. Cork, owned by RM Diving Services, up to December 2015. The annual rent payable in that case was €22,140.

For completeness, I wish to advise that my Department also uses part of a storage premises in Swords, Co. Dublin, leased by the OPW on behalf of the National Museum of Ireland. The annual cost to my Department is €140,000.

The management of properties owned by bodies under the aegis of my Department are part of the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the bodies concerned. The various bodies have been asked to respond direct to the Deputy, within the timelines set down in Standing Orders, providing the details information requested in respect of rents paid.