Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that when the Army barracks in Ballincollig, County Cork, was sold off, a plot of ground of approximately one acre was retained as a site for a proposed new Garda station; if he has received an offer for this site from a developer in exchange for an alternative site in Ballincollig for the Garda station; if it is intended to accept this offer; if an independent valuation has been done of the two separate sites and if so, the respective values; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread local view that the original site is far preferable for a Garda station; if it is intended to proceed with the Garda station on the original site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/06]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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Following the sale of the Army barracks in Ballincollig, County Cork, by the Department of Defence, a plot of land measuring approximately 0.5 acres was retained for the possible extension and refurbishment of Ballincollig Garda station. A local developer has also offered an alternative development proposal for a new Garda station in Ballincollig. It is hoped that a final decision will be made shortly, regarding the preferred option for the development of the new Garda station, in consultation with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Garda authorities.