Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is almost five years since Columb Barracks, Mullingar, closed its doors following the decision by the previous Fine Gael-Labour Party Government to close the barracks. What action has the Department taken in the intervening five years to try to secure a new tenant for the barracks? Specifically, has the Minister of State or his officials engaged with the Department of Education and Skills or Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board on their interest in utilising the barracks for an educational institution?

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