James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Daly for his comments. I certainly hear what he is saying and I will take his comments back to Government. Obviously, the location is not a decision for me but the Deputy makes a strong argument for keeping that courthouse in the town centre. I come from a town that lost its courthouse ten years ago and I saw the impact of that in my town centre. A number of factors need to be taken into consideration and there are many moving parts, as the Deputy states, with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Department of Justice, the Office of Public Works, OPW, the Courts Service, and the critical matter of being able to deliver that necessary service. I certainly hear the Deputy and I will bring his comments back to the various parties.