Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner

9:00 am

Mr. Dónall Ó Cualáin:

In a practical way there are many implications arising out of any decision and if six stations were to be recommended together then we would have to go back to the OPW and get its co-operation and input around re-opening a station that was closed. It is not just as simple as turning the key in the door. There are many other considerations, such as building regulations and so on, once a station is decommissioned and one then goes to reopen it and, therefore, a staggered approach is probably more prudent.