As the Deputy is aware, the construction of the new Garda station at Macroom is to proceed on the basis of a major Public Private Partnership (PPP) project which also includes the construction of a new Garda Station in Clonmel. Planning permission for the new Garda station in Macroom was granted in March 2021.
There is ongoing engagement between my Department, An Garda Síochána, the OPW and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) (which is the procuring authority for PPPs) to progress this project with a view to the tender process commencing in 2022.