John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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905. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to address the lack of development at a campus (details supplied) considering that the contractor is now in breach of the terms of their lease as the development had to be completed in April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42070/25]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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923. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the conditions that were placed by the IDA on the long lease of land on a site (details supplied) in Greystones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42478/25]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 905 and 923 together.

IDA Ireland sold a site at IDA Greystones Business Technology Park, Greystones, County Wicklow under a 999-year lease dated 21st April 2022 to Greystones Media Campus Owner Ltd. The site was sold pursuant to the IDA’s power of sale under the Industrial Development Acts. The use of the lands is restricted to manufacturing and/or internationally traded services and purposes ancillary thereto as specified in the Industrial Development (Service Industries) Order 2010. The lease required the tenant to substantially commence development within a set timeframe, extendable upon request with written approval from IDA and which the IDA cannot unreasonably withhold.

The specific terms and conditions of the lease are commercially sensitive and as such cannot be disclosed. Additionally, the company obtained a 10-year planning permission for a film studio media campus from Wicklow County Council (Planning Ref 20620) in 2020.

I can assure the Deputy that the IDA is engaging regularly with the company regarding project progress and their lease obligations.