Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
51. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed new Garda station in Macroom, County Cork; when it will to go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29668/18]
View answer52. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the public private partnership bundle consisting of new Garda stations for Macroom, Clonmel and Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 52 together.
The Deputy will appreciate that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation.
The Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021, which is an ambitious 5-year Programme based on agreed Garda priorities, continues to benefit over thirty locations around the country. The Programme includes over €60 million of Exchequer funding as well as a major Public Private Partnership (PPP) project to deliver stations at Macroom, Clonmel and Sligo. This is in addition to the provision of over €100 million for delivery of 3 new Divisional and Regional Headquarters in Wexford, Galway and Kevin Street, Dublin.
Regarding the PPP to deliver stations at Macroom, Clonmel and Sligo, I am informed by the OPW and the Garda authorities that the OPW has acquired sites for the development of the new stations in Macroom and Sligo. The site for the new Garda Station in Clonmel is already in State ownership and its transfer to the OPW from Tipperary County Council is at an advanced stage.
The development of PPP projects is progressed under the auspices of the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). My Department has been in contact with the NDFA with a view to progressing the matter further. It is not possible to provide a timeframe for the completion of these projects at this point.
