Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. I thought it would be more appropriate to say the following at the end of this session but I will mention it now because the Deputy raised the matter.

I represent Templemore. I know that the people of Templemore are of huge value to the Garda College and vice versa. Simply put, the facilities exist. The facilities are not being used by the Garda for obvious purposes. The community, which has worked with and facilitated the college in many ways, should have access to the facilities. In the spirit of partnership will the Garda please consider allowing the community to use the facilities in the future? The organisation may have to get its ducks in a row to do so. All of a sudden a ladies GAA team can no longer use a pitch and a swimming and loads of other facilities are no longer available. People in the community do no have the same standard of facilities as the college. The local people have facilitated the college and made sacrifices in their own little way.