Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza

9:00 am

Mr. John Sydenham:

We are faced with the challenge of relocating what are probably the most sensitive elements of An Garda Síochána. Its key units, including the drugs squad, the Criminal Assets Bureau, and the emergency response units, operate out of Harcourt Square. It is probably one of the most sensitive policing installations in the country. People are familiar with the ongoing change and transition in An Garda Síochána. It is in a constant state of flux. It is something at which we have looked. The opportunity to restructure the leases was mentioned previously. The strategy we have now developed is to leave An Garda there. We looked at temporarily moving it but the price we calculated was prohibitive. The strategy is to build a brand new building on Military Road, tailored to An Garda Síochána's unique accommodation requirements, so we extended the lease.

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