Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 566: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of submissions received to date in connection with the public consultation process for the new Leixlip Garda station in County Kildare; the estimated time it will take the commissioners to examine same and make a final decision regarding the design of the station; if funding is in place to commence the building project in 2006; and when construction will commence. [2401/06]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The final date for the receipt of submissions under the Part 9 consultation process is 2 February 2006 and we have received one submission to date. As the final date for the receipt of submissions has not yet been reached we cannot anticipate how many submissions will be made and therefore how long it will take to assess them. Funding is in place to commence the building project in 2006.

Commencement of construction will depend on the outcome of the Part 9 consultation process, tendering process and the appointment of a suitable contractor. Nevertheless it is expected that work will start on site by the end of the year.