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Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

IDA Ireland

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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306. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of each new advance building under the IDA’s €150 million property investment programme by outline planning, construction phase and final completion; and the location by address and cost for each such building in tabular form. [39531/18]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the country. The IDA’s Regional Property Investment Programme has been designed to win investments and jobs into regional locations. As part of the first phase of the IDA’s Regional Property Programme, new buildings in Sligo, Castlebar and Tralee were constructed in 2017. New buildings are also planned in Galway, Carlow, Dundalk, Limerick, Athlone and Waterford over the next two years.

In terms of the construction costs, IDA Ireland adheres to public procurement guidelines and the relevant details of the respective contracts are shared on the eTenders platform. The buildings completed in Sligo, Castlebar and Tralee were constructed for the combined contract value of approximately €11.6 million and the cost of construction for the buildings committed and underway in Dundalk, Limerick and Waterford is approximately €21.82 million.

The table provides a breakdown on the status of each new advanced building under the IDA's property investment programme.

ProjectAddressProgress UpdateTarget Completion Date
Sligo Advanced Technology Building (ATB) Finisklin B&T Park, Co. SligoCompleted and LeasedQ3 2017
Castlebar ATB Castlebar B&T Park, Castlebar, Co. MayoComplete and in IDA possessionQ3 2017
Tralee ATB Kerry B&T Park, Tralee, Co. KerryCompleted Q3 2017
Dundalk Advanced Office Building (AOB)Finabair B&T Park, Dundalk, Co. LouthCommenced July 2018Q2 2019
Galway ATBParkmore B&T Park, Co. GalwayContractor AppointmentQ3 2019
Athlone AOB Garrycastle B&T Park, Athlone, Co. WestmeathPlanning obtained & Stage 2 contractor tender pricing completed. Project on hold, subject site of interest to other client On Hold
Limerick AOBNational Technology Park, Co. LimerickCommenced March 2018Q1 2019
Carlow ATBCarlowAt site selection stage & design team selections underway Q4 2019
Waterford ATBIDA B&T Park, Cork Road, WaterfordCommenced Q2 2018Q2 2019

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