Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the work on Mountjoy Garda Station, Dublin 1, has been completed; the number of gardaí stationed at Fitzgibbon Street Station; the number remaining in Fitzgibbon Street; when the work on Fitzgibbon Street Station will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and it is progressed in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that work on the refurbishment of Mountjoy Garda station is currently underway. It is anticipated that this work will be completed in the near future and that the refurbished building will accommodate the station party from Fitzgibbon Street while refurbishment works are carried out at that station.

I have also been advised that the number of personnel attached to Fitzgibbon Street station as of 31 May 2011 was 114 and that plans to provide for a Garda presence at Fitzgibbon Street during the period the relevant members are stationed at Mountjoy are currently being developed.

The refurbishment of Fitzgibbon Street station will be progressed in the context of An Garda Síochána's identified accommodation priorities and in the light of available resources.