Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the commitments to replace the existing unsatisfactory temporary Garda station at Dunmanway in Cork west have not been met; and the position in relation to this project, which has been ongoing for ten years. [17809/06]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The intention is to extend and upgrade the existing State owned Garda Station in Dunmanway and in the process to improve, for health and safety reasons, access to the rear of the building. The privately owned strip of land adjacent to the Garda Station needs to be acquired to facilitate this important access. A number of issues in relation to the acquisition of the strip of land emerged but these have now been resolved.

The Commissioners of Public Works are currently in discussions with the owner of the strip of land with a view to agreeing a price for it. When these discussions have been concluded, and a satisfactory outcome has been achieved, the land will be acquired and the refurbishment of the station will proceed.