Office of Public Works
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-03
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Kevin Boxer Moran (IND), Longford-Westmeath

There is a clear process we have to follow and the Deputy is well aware that, if I did not follow it, he would be standing opposite telling me I had done this and that and had not followed the proper procedure.
Fourteen properties went to Tipperary County Council for social housing. Eight residential units in Dublin city centre were leased to housing agencies. A building in Crumlin was leased to Dublin City Council for use as a family hub. Two former Garda stations in Cork were transferred to social housing. Three Garda stations in Limerick went to social housing. The list goes on. We have followed all the criteria that are in place.
No more than any other agency, the OPW has an enormous number of properties. For some of them, we go through the process of re-leasing them to local authorities. We always look at State bodies first and then we re-lease them to the local authorities if they require them. However, it is not always the case that the properties are situated in areas where they are wanted by the different departments.

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Sitting date: 2025-04-03