Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the reply. The Minister is absolutely correct to say there only two courtrooms in the current building and the plans they have are for four. There has been a big development recently in that An Post has recently obtained planning permission for a sorting depot on the outskirts of Tralee town. All along when we were asking for improved facilities on the existing site, we were being told that it was shoehorned into a particular place, there were no facilities for expansion and that was the end of the argument. The Minister is correct to say that the conveyancing work is going through and the design work is there but the crucial part of the Minister's answer is "once funding becomes available". The answer to the Minister's answer is that no funding is available either this year or next year or the year after for Tralee Courthouse. That is my understanding. That is why the An Post depot becoming available presents a significant cost saving opportunity in compliance with Tralee town centre and the town centre first plan. It is also in compliance in the context of carbon footprint, which is obviously dear to the heart of the Government. In my view this should be taken into account when reconsidering the plan to relocate.

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