Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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Let me put this question to the Minister of State. This deals with the Estimates before us. How many gardaí who are assigned to the headquarters are now being accommodated in other centres? How many gardaí are in the Department of Social Protection Intreo office in Cabra? What is the cost for the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform? What is the long-term proposal for that accommodation? There was some commentary, I am not sure whether it is valid, about the open-plan nature of some of the offices on Military Road, particularly given that the people there are dealing with sensitive material, including issues of child protection. We can all agree that the building is too small to accommodate the number of gardaí assigned to headquarters. That is why the OPW has had to source other buildings in the city. How many gardaí are assigned to that? What is the cost? What is the long-term plan?