Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 May 2024
165. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of residences owned by the OPW in Killarney, County Kerry; the number of these that are currently occupied, unoccupied or uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/24]
View answerThe Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (OPW), on behalf of the State, manage a large and diverse property portfolio of over 2,500 properties. These range from office accommodation to heritage properties, visitor centres, Garda stations, among others.
In addition, there are a limited number of sundry residential dwellings that are intrinsic to the estates of parks and gardens as part of our National Historic Properties managed by the OPW. In general, these are allocated to staff in specific posts, such as Park Superintendents, Deer Keepers, etc. where there is a requirement for them to be present on the ground.
There are no such residential dwellings owned by the OPW in Killarney, Co Kerry. However, there may be some residential dwellings in Killarney owned by The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and/or The National Parks and Wildlife Service.
