Sorca Clarke
Question:228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent to date on the refurbishment of Longford and Athlone Garda stations. [48360/21]
View answerTuesday, 5 October 2021
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I can confirm that a contract for the refurbishment of Longford Garda Station was awarded on 11th March 2020 to the value of €1,848,674.95 excluding vat. The works at the station include the construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the station to accommodate 4 Cells, a Prisoner Processing Unit and additional office accommodation as well as internal alterations and refurbishment to the existing Garda Station. The project is co-funded by the Office of Public Works and An Garda Síochána and the expenditure on the contract to date is €1,371,012.40 excluding vat and the project is due for completion Q1 2022.
I can confirm that the contract for the refurbishment of Athlone Garda Station was awarded in Q2 2018. The project includes the refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing An Garda Síochána Station to include the adjacent former Government Buildings. The total spent to date including enabling works, main contractor and associated site costs amounts to €7.342m (inc VAT) and the project is due for completion in Q4 2021.