John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I know that for certain. In the good times when the country was awash with money and the Government had no reason to close anything down it closed courthouses.

This matter is in the effective management of the Courts Service. I advise the Senator to engage with the community, the borough council and the Garda Síochána and put a case to the Courts Service as to why the courthouse should remain open. I fully appreciate where the Senator is coming from.