Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2025
314. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures the IDA is taking to ensure that the tenant of the Greystones Media Campus fulfils its contractual obligation to develop on the IDA land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35586/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra315. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a timeline as per the IDA contract with the tenant of the Greystones Media Campus in which it must begin development on the lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35587/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra316. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures he will take to recoup the €24 million money spent through the ISIF in the Greystones Media Campus if development is not completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35588/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra317. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the Greystones Media Campus; if the project is still planned to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra318. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the tenant of the IDA lands at the Greystones Media Campus does not fulfil its contractual obligation of development as per the contractual clause, whether the lands will be transferred back to the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35590/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 314 to 318, inclusive, 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 999-year lease contains a development obligation on the part of the tenant and IDA Ireland remains engaged with the company regarding their proposed development of the site. Importantly, the company secured a 10-year planning permission for a film studio media campus from Wicklow County Council (Planning Ref 20620) in 2020.
IDA Ireland is not party to any funding or investment agreement with ISIF in respect of Greystones Media Campus and I have no function in this regard.
