Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the significant investment which has been and continues to be made in Garda stations and do not wish to take away from that made in the area in question. I am not alone, however, in having a strong interest in seeing a new station provided. Will the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, the Garda Commissioner and all those with an interest in providing this new station undertake to ensure it begins this year and not in many years' time? The main concern of residents is whether this small job will yield a solution that removes this project from the priority list for the foreseeable future. It is not securing best value for public money in the light of available resources.