Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The intention is to move ahead as speedily as possible once the final agreement is reached on the site. The estimated cost of the Clonmel station is some €7 million. In the meantime, there is some essential refurbishment and upgrading being considered at present, such as the cells. There is also a need for new changing areas as well. Those are interim proposals pending the development of the new headquarters. I can confirm that it is part of the public private partnership and once the issue of the site is finalised, it will probably take between 12 and 18 months before there is a new station there. We need to move ahead as quickly as possible. The key issue is to make sure that the site is available because we are committed to the public private partnership.

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