Vol. 531 No. 3
134 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the capital projects funded by his Department in the Kildare South constituency during 2000; the amount of funding in each case; the capital projects proposed by his Department in 2001; the amount of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5568/01]
The position is that a special reinvestment programme was initiated by my Department in 1999, to complement expenditure on the normal range of building and engineering works, for the purpose of providing modern living, operational and training accommodation for the Defence Forces. The special programme is centred on the Curragh Camp and on Collins Barracks Cork. In so far as the Curragh Camp is concerned the following major projects commenced in 2000-01:
|
Project |
Cost |
Contract Signed |
Duration of Work |
|
|
£m |
||||
|
(1) |
New Swimming Pool and Gym Upgrade |
5.8 |
May 2000 |
12 months |
|
(2) |
Refurbishment Clarke Barracks |
1.3 |
August 2000 |
9 months |
|
(3) |
New Storage Facilities |
5.5 |
September 2000 |
9 months |
|
(4) |
New Transport Tech Stores |
1.8 |
October 2000 |
10 months |
|
(5) |
New Ordnance Workshops |
2.9 |
November 2000 |
6 months |
|
(6) |
Ordnance Transport School |
2.7 |
December 2000 |
12 months |
|
(7) |
Conversion of Officers Mess Connolly Barracks |
2.7 |
December 2000 |
10 months |
|
(8) |
NCO's Mess East |
2.1 |
January 2001 |
9 months |
|
(9) |
NCO's Dining Complex/Mess West |
3.3 |
January 2001 |
12 months |
|
(10) |
New Combat Support College |
5.4 |
January 2001 |
15 months |
