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This week Tipperary TD Alan Kelly has taken to social media to inform the people of Nenagh and its surrounds that "A key meeting on the future of Nenagh’s Military Barracks will take place with the Department of Defence on Tuesday, July 1."
He says: "I arranged the meeting following a request from Nenagh Municipal Authority and I look forward to welcoming a delegation from the local authority to attend the meeting with me.
"This site has been decaying for years and now is in an awful state which is so sad to see considering the history of the Barracks. The current situation is not sustainable and I want to see this meeting formulating a plan for the site.
There are a number of issues that need clarification even before that happens. Firstly, there needs to be a full title search to find out who exactly owns what on the site. Secondly the site is dangerous so there needs to be a maintenance plan in the short to medium term. Thirdly there needs to be a dilapidation survey carried out on all the buildings on the site which are owned by the Department of Defence.
"Ultimately, the Department of Defence working with Nenagh Municipal Authority needs to look at the options for the site and how they will be funded.
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"Put simply, either the site can be salvaged or it can’t. If it can, are the Department of Defence willing to fund this and for what purpose? If it isn’t and/or they are not willing to fund it then can it be used for other uses, in particular housing.
If the latter is the option chosen how can the site transfer to Tipperary County Council; will the Department of Defence/Government fund this transfer and will the Department of Housing support the preparatory works to prepare the site for such housing? These costs would all be substantial and couldn’t be absorbed by Tipperary County Council. There may even be an avenue to EU funding?
"What is certain is that the site can’t stay the way it is. It is not acceptable and this issue has to be dealt with one way or another. I want this meeting to create a pathway for doing so."
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