Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It makes no sense that where an existing court building is in need of updated facilities, every opportunity to refurbish it is not used. The plan in Tralee for years was to take the plans for Letterkenny courthouse, which cost €19 million, and use them in the Denny site which was gifted to Tralee town council ten years ago and on which nothing has happened. Now an opportunity has arisen. The An Post site is for sale. All along the excuse was the existing building was shoehorned in. There is an opportunity to purchase another site. Because no money is available for other court buildings for the next two or three years, why does the Taoiseach not use this opportunity to refurbish the existing building? If there is a report which says it would be cheaper to do otherwise, I would love to see it. I cannot see how it could be cheaper to go the other way with it. Will the Taoiseach commit to refurbishing the existing courthouse and not move it to another part of town?

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