Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State owned properties that are estimated to be eligible for the vacant site levy; the estimated liability to be paid in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/18]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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I have been advised by my officials that the Office of Public Works has been notified by two Local Authorities that three sites have been placed on a vacant sites register.

Two sites identified by Dublin City Council at St. John’s Road/Military Road, which are in effect one site. Dublin City Council has estimated the levy liability at €517,500. This case is currently under appeal to An Bord Pleanála. The site is the location for the proposed new Garda Security and Crime Operations Centre and is subject to an ongoing planning process.

Kilkenny County Council has placed the former Garda station at Castlecomer, Co.Kilkenny on their vacant site register. As the Council has not placed a value on the site to date, the calculation of the levy is not available at this time.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State owned properties that are unoccupied; the costs associated with the maintenance and security of same; the number of properties rented by the State from private landlords; the cost to the State of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2419/18]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Commissioners of Public Works, on behalf of the State, manage a large and diverse property portfolio, which ranges from office accommodation to heritage properties, visitors centres, Garda stations, among others. As is typical of such large portfolios, there will always be a number of properties, at any given time, that are vacant. These are currently being retained because of their future strategic development value.

The majority of the properties currently vacant are those Garda stations closed under the 2012/2013 policing plans of An Garda Siochana. The remainder consists of properties such as customs posts, former coastguard stations and sundry other properties located throughout the country.

The information requested on unoccupied State properties in the ownership/management of the Commissioners of Public Works is as follows;

The information requested on the number and cost of unoccupied rented properties is as follows;