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The purpose of the examination was to establish the nature, extent and operational costs associated with Defence Property and to consider current arrangements for the management of the property portfolio.

The availability of industrial property is an important factor in attracting new business ventures to regional locations. In recent years, the private sector has been willing to take on this role in areas where there is a viable market for property and where there is a potential for economic gain. Three public sector Agencies are involved in the provision of industrial property for the purposes of achieving economic growth either nationally or in regional and peripheral areas. At the end of 1996, the Agencies were responsible for portfolios of industrial property with a book value of £274 million, comprising 2,200 hectares of land and 1.2 million square metres of factory space.

The purpose of the value for money examination was to assess the adequacy of the management of inland fisheries.

An examination of the Boyle and Bonet schemes was carried out to establish the outturn on each of the schemes in terms of producing the specified outputs within time and budgetary targets, whether programmes of maintenance for the schemes have been developed and are being implemented, the adequacy of planning, specification and management of the schemes, the economic and efficient use of resources in carrying out the schemes and whether the effectiveness of the schemes has been adequately evaluated.

This study examines the management and performance of the Garda vehicle fleet.