Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with conditions for gardaí employed at Wexford Garda Station; when the new Wexford Garda Station will be available for occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11191/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware from my previous replies to questions 32363/08 of 30th September and 44880/08 of 9th December 2008 that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána in consultation with the Garda representative associations. The programme is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation.

I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a two acre site at Roxborough Road, Wexford has been acquired for the new Garda Divisional Headquarters. Funding for capital works is a matter for the Office of Public Works and priorities, including Wexford, will be considered in the light of available resources and in the context of the Garda Accommodation Strategy, the development of which is ongoing.

I am also advised by the Garda authorities that the Commissioner has requested the Office of Public Works to provide suitable additional temporary accommodation in Wexford to improve the accommodation for members based in that Station. It is planned to provide the additional temporary accommodation in the third quarter of this year.