The formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations is a matter, in the first instance, for the Garda Commissioner in the context of the annual policing plan, as provided for in section 22 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the opening of a new Garda Station would be incompatible with contemporary policing policy and would result in valuable Garda resources being diverted from outdoor, operational policing to indoor administration duties. In that context, I am informed that there are no plans to open a Garda Station at Palmerstown, Dublin 20.