Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1395: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 15 March 2012, if there has been any discussion between his Department, the Office of Public Works and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the provision of a site at the new airstrip at Cluain Leacht an Abba, Cleggan, Connemara in relation to the provision of a new Coast Guard Station there, the stage these discussions are at; and if any advice was given by the Office of Public Works as to the suitability of this site for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As previously stated in Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 15 March 2012, funds are not available at this time for the Cleggan upgrade as the Coast Guard station building projects at Killybegs, Doolin and Greystones will take priority. The current site of the Unit and the Cleggan BIM Ice Plant have been deemed unsuitable for development by the Office of Public Works (OPW). A new site will need to be identified by the OPW should funds become available at a later stage. However, the OPW has not been asked to consider lands at the Cleggan airstrip as no offer has been received.