Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have established a team within the Department which has been charged both with monitoring progress closely to ensure that the projects will be delivered on time and with monitoring costs. I am satisfied that the various projects are on target both in terms of their completion dates and the costs involved. The centre at the GPO will be a fine facility and we hope it will attract in the region of 300,000 visitors to Dublin's city centre each year. The project at Kilmainham Gaol will facilitate the expansion of the services available there. On each occasion one passes the complex, one can see a queue of people waiting to gain entry. The conversion of the adjoining courthouse will expand the facilities at Kilmainham and I am of the view that this will prove to be extremely beneficial. The project at Richmond Barracks is a community and Dublin City Council-led initiative, with support from my Department. I am in receipt of regular updates and I am satisfied that the projects remain on target.

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