Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the news that the Garda Commissioner has included a Garda station for Castletroy in the capital programme for An Garda Síochána for 2025 to 2030. I raised this here in Commencement debates in 2018 and 2019. We were told then it was not warranted but it would be kept under review. The whole area of Castletroy, Lisnagry and Annacotty is one of the fastest growing areas in Ireland. The population is over 20,000 and there is a student population on top of that. I know from attending residents’ meetings and meeting residents and businesses in the area over the years that this is really welcome news. Henry Street Garda Station was tasked with looking after the area but it was too large. I hope the Office of Public Works, which has been tasked with finding a site, secures one very quickly. I hope the Garda station will commence as quickly as possible because support is needed there.