Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been brought to the fact that the Office of Public Works and the Garda authorities have been in consultation with Sligo Borough Council regarding the acquisition of a site which is in public ownership, east of the Cranmore Estate in County Sligo, for the purpose of developing a divisional headquarters for the northern Garda division; when a decision will be made in respect of the acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21590/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), who have responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I am informed by the Garda authorities that they have requested the OPW to acquire a new Garda site in Sligo. The OPW has carried out an initial assessment of a number of locations and the process of the selection of a preferred site is currently ongoing.