State not ready for glut of property transfers

The Department of Education will not be able to handle a glut of extra property transfers from religious orders within its current resources.

A note to Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the task of getting proper ownership established was likely to cause staffing headaches and would be a slow process.

“There will be a detailed and lengthy legal processes required to transfer properties identified and it is likely that this process would take a number of years.