Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

I know. I have three brief questions. There is a big Supplementary Estimate. I heard what the Minister of State said in regard to some schemes that we are trying to get unlocked, so I will not repeat that. There are a couple of things. The Minister of State mentioned the ownership of courthouses. The roof of the courthouse in Donegal town fell in. That is how bad it is. It does not exist any more and the court is now in Ballyshannon. The OPW was to carry out an assessment but perhaps the Minister of State is not across the detail of this. I ask that it be expedited. It is not acceptable that we have a situation where the roof has fallen in on a courthouse and we do not know when it is going to be repaired. It is great to see good courthouses. The courthouse at Letterkenny was done and is a great facility. Although we are trying to stay out of those places, it is great for the people who have to go in and do their jobs there. The courthouse in Donegal town needs to be sorted. That is my first point.

The Minister of State talked about flood relief schemes, which have been the driver of some of the overrun, although not all. Others talked about issues concerning the EU Presidency and forecasting staff, and I completely agree with the points made. However, Donegal is still stuck with regard to a number of flood relief schemes. I have invited the Minister of State to Donegal to see a number of projects, and I hope he will be able to take up that invitation. I ask him to respond on that.

The final issue is the vacant premises that we have seen, particularly the use of the upper premises on O'Connell Street. Is that still an issue for the OPW?