Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 7 July 2004, when the Garda barracks will be constructed at Kilfinane, County Limerick. [24018/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy will be aware that Kilfinane was one of 8 Garda stations in Counties Limerick and Tipperary which were selected by the Office of Public Works, following consultation with my Department and the Garda authorities, for inclusion in that Office's pilot Equity Exchange Programme which was publicised in 2004. However, the Office of Public Works considered that the level of interest expressed was not adequate to meet the requirements of that Programme. Further consideration has now been given by the Office of Public Works to an alternative approach and it is now proposed to build a new Basic Unit Type Garda Station at Kilfinane. In this regard, a brief of the accommodation requirements for the new station was agreed recently by all the relevant stakeholders and has just been received in my Department. The brief will now be forwarded to the Office of Public Works for appropriate action.