Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the conditions at Cabinteely Garda Station which is need of improvement in the short term and complete overhaul in the long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18593/06]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the suggested coming together at a new site of Cabinteely Garda Station and Kill O' the Grange Garda Station. [18594/06]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to retain Cabinteely Garda Station for Garda use in the event that a new station is built in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18595/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together.

A decision was taken in 2001 to amalgamate the Garda Stations at Kill O'Grange and Cabinteely and a site has been acquired at Rochestown Avenue by the Office of Public Works to facilitate this development. Good progress is being made on the new station project, a brief of the accommodation requirements has been agreed and a Sketch Scheme (outline drawing) for the new station is expected to completed by the Office of Public Works next month. The OPW inform me that, subject to the completion of the necessary processes, including planning, tendering etc., it is planned that construction work commence before the end of this year. No decision has been made about the future use of the existing Garda buildings.