Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 594: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has provided funding to Dublin City Council to refurbish Dublin Fire Brigade's training centre; if so, the amount of funding allocated; when he expects construction work to commence. [15687/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The development and modernisation of the Dublin Fire Brigade's Training Centre at the O'Brien Institute, Marino by Dublin City Council will be carried out on a phased basis over a number of years. To date, the Department has recouped €1,031,277 to Dublin City Council in respect of Phase 1 of the project, which provided for design, architectural and engineering services, the replacement and refurbishment of windows, the installation of lifts and the provision of enhanced communication infrastructure at the Institute.

The current phase of the project, the restoration of the derelict Chapel building as a multi-purpose training facility, is now underway and is scheduled to be completed by year-end. The Department, in November 2008, approved the acceptance of a tender by Dublin City Council for €1.5 million in respect of this phase.

The provision of funding for the further development of the O'Brien Institute Training Centre will be considered having regard the scheduling of future phases, the overall availability of resources and the totality of demands for available funds under the fire services capital programme.