Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2018
376. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projects mentioned in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 that come under his Department's remit or bodies under its aegis; and the estimated completion dates for each project in tabular form. [12994/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraInsofar as the Justice Sector is concerned, the National Development Plan incorporates extensive investment across a series of programmes, including modernisation of Information and Communication Technology, continuing investment in the Garda Transport Fleet, as well as in prisons and courthouse buildings, and investment in the Garda Station Refurbishment Programme.
These large programmes of investment are composed of multiple individual projects which will be implemented over the ten year period of the National Development Plan and these components will be completed and reported on in stages over the next number of years, commencing in 2018.
The NDP also identifies a number of large specific projects in the Justice sector, where in some cases specification of the completion dates are dependent on detailed planning and procurement and, on finalisation of these phases, there will be more certainty regarding completion dates. This applies in the case of the new Forensic Science Laboratory, for example. In other instances, completion dates can now be advised, as in the case of the Garda Divisional Headquarters in Kevin Street (Dublin) and Galway, which will be completed this year, with substantial work having been carried out in 2017 and in the year to date.
In the case all activity under the NDP in the Justice Sector, projects will be progressed in a timely manner and reported on regularly, as part of overall implementation arrangements for the Plan.
