Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is interesting that the Minister mentioned the Criminal Courts of Justice because the repayments on that have probably been going on for 15 years and it will cost the State a sum of over €600 million for a piece of ground it already owned. There was only one real winner in that, namely the original funder, Babcock & Brown, which has received huge amounts of money from it. It is interesting that the largest capital commitments are towards PPPs and that is a pity given the lessons that are not being learned from the Criminal Courts of Justice. The State is locked into long-term commitments which ensure a lot of private profit.

We are waiting for an update on the courthouse in Tralee. Does the Minister have an update on any decision on that project? Has the Courts Service made any decision on whether it will proceed with the Island of Geese site?

The process with Hammond Lane has also been going on for years and years. There is a lot of frustration among family lawyers that there does not seem to be any date. Is there a date when the Minister expects that will be completed?

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