Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2016
175. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3558/16]
View answerThe Department is engaged in an ongoing building programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces.
Projects for completion under the programme are identified on an ongoing basis by the military and these projects are prioritised for inclusion as part of the annual programme.
The capital element of the programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings and facilities. The cost of design team services required in order to complete these projects are also charged to the capital building programme.
The following table shows the cost of projects committed to in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East under the Department’s capital building programme in each of the years 2011 to 2015.
|
Works Commenced |
Project |
Cost to date |
|
2011 |
Dundalk - Locker Block refurbishment |
€ 920,567 |
|
2012 |
Nil |
- |
|
2013 |
Gormanston - Officers Mess heating system upgrade |
€ 76,054 |
|
2013 |
Dundalk - CCTV upgrade |
€ 107,133 |
|
2014 |
Nil |
- |
|
2015 |
Gormanston – Upgrade of Sewage Treatment Plant to provide tertiary treatment * |
€ 81,720 |
*Project not yet complete
In addition to the major capital projects as outlined above, there are ongoing works required to ensure the upkeep and repair of buildings and provide facilities generally for personnel. These works are charged as current expenditure under the programme. The main works which were committed to over the above period were as follows.
|
Works Commenced |
Project |
Cost to date |
|
2011 |
Nil |
- |
|
2012 |
Dundalk - Officers' Mess, Gate Bldg & Boiler house - reroof |
€ 53,646 |
|
2012 |
Dundalk - Ration Stores, walkway repair |
€ 28,665 |
|
2012 |
Dundalk - Roads and squares resurfacing |
€ 101,455 |
|
2013 |
Dundalk - Billet block upgrade |
€ 321,592 |
|
2013 |
Gormanston - repairs to waste water plant* |
€ 20,430 |
|
2014 |
Nil |
- |
|
2015 |
2 Bde - Redbarns Range - sundry resurfacing* |
€ 66,567 |
*Project not yet complete
