Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will speak about Tralee courthouse. We can take it as read that Tralee town centre is a priority, as are all town centres. I know that some of the Ministers and Ministers of State, including the Minister of State with special responsibility for heritage, are lovers of historic buildings. The courthouse in Tralee is a part of the folklore of the town but since 1989 the plans to refurbish it have not been used. A refurbishment of the existing building could keep it in the historic town centre location for evermore. The An Post site there is for sale and we could tailor a new extension into this, but the Courts Service needs to be given funding in a swift and fearless manner so it can purchase that site. Kilkenny courthouse was refurbished at a cost of €16.8 million, but the Courts Service intends to move the plans for Letterkenny courthouse, at a cost of €19.7 million, to another location. Savings can be made from keeping Tralee courthouse where it is and I ask that funding be made available in a timely manner for this purpose.

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