Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the programme for Government, there is a commitment on the provision of resources for effective policing, including a capital plan which refers to new and refurbished Garda stations. It has been a number of years since plans were announced to build a brand new Garda station in Macroom. A new station is much needed. The current accommodation is inadequate not just for the gardaí to carry out their business, but also for the public, victims of crime and people who want to go to the Garda station, whether they have plucked up the courage to make a statement or whether they wish to meet gardaí for other reasons.

They need to know there will be an adequate building and facilities that will afford privacy and so on.

A site has been available for well over a year and the project is ready to proceed to planning and design. No progress has been made, however, because Macroom station is bound together with a number of others, including those in Clonmel and Sligo. Is it possible for the Macroom station project, which is well advanced, to be released from that bind so that it may proceed to planning and design?

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