Empty buildings cost €1m a year

ALMOST €1 million is being wasted annually on maintaining vacant Enterprise Ireland buildings in Glasnevin, it has emerged.

Empty buildings cost €1m a year

The building has been empty since Enterprise Ireland merged its Dublin offices in 2008 and moved to a new headquarters in East Point Business Park.

Leo Varadkar, who obtained the information in response to a parliamentary question, said it was “extraordinary” that the Government is spending nearly €1m maintaining these vacant buildings, while it spends hundreds of millions renting office accommodation from private landlords.

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