Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 July 2004
108 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the progress in each of the past five years in relation to the provision of the promised new Garda station for Leixlip, County Kildare; when he expects the station to become operational. [21167/04]
View answerAn annualised schedule of developments in the provision of a new Garda Station at Leixlip is as follows: 2000, procurement phase of a development site; 2001, procurement phase of a development site; 2002, procurement of development site finalised; 2003, design team appointment — sketch scheme drawn up; and 2004, revised brief received from the Garda Síochána — revised sketch scheme in preparation.
The provision of a new station facility will be contingent on the receipt of design approval, planning permission and a funding provision. At present the Garda station at Leixlip is placed at No. 17 on the priority list for the Garda building programme.
