Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, my Department manages and controls the shared accommodation needs of both the Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of Departmental staff occupying  accommodation within the State’s buildings portfolio.  My Department  is not involved in any direct rental of buildings occupied by staff. Departmental accommodation needs are provided for by the Office of Public Works via the OPW’s Property Management Services Section. In that regard, OPW are separately providing details of in respect of properties falling within the remit of the OPW Commissioners.

I am advised that one of the bodies under the aegis of my Department, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), has vacant land not in use.

This land consists of five sites totalling 4.5 acres located in the Dublin Docklands Strategic Development Zone. These sites are actively being progressed for development as part of NAMA’s Dublin Docklands Development programme.

NAMA has indicated that the addresses of the five sites cannot be released due to commercial sensitivities. NAMA estimates that the sites have been vacant since the mid-2000s. As the sites in question were unoccupied before coming into NAMA’s possession, it is unable to provide any further detail in relation to the last date of occupancy or use of these properties.