Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) this morning, as part of a lease arrangement, handed over the keys of the former Finglas Garda Station to Finglas Childcare Ltd.

He said at this morning's event: "With the downsizing of the public sector between now and 2015 the property portfolio of the state will have to be rationalised. We need fewer buildings and spare capacity will have to be used in a much more productive way. If the assets have minimal value or can return little income for the state, I have an open mind about using the existing space for community or voluntary purposes. Today’s announcement is a perfect example of a common sense approach to the use of our existing portfolio."

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(CD/GK)