Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Public Works expect to bring to tender stage the proposed building project for Bailieborough Garda district headquarters, County Cavan; when the project is likely to proceed to construction stage; if provision has been made in the vote for the Office of Public Works to enable this project to go to construction in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49067/14]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The OPW has conducted a review of State owned sites in the area to identify any suitable sites for the development of a new Garda Station in Bailieborough.  As no suitable State owned site is available, it is intended that a notice will shortly be placed in local and national media seeking offers of suitable sites.

The Office of Public Works advances the provision of facilities for An Garda Síochána in line with the requirements identified by An Garda Síochána in its list of Building Programme Priorities. In that regard, the acquisition of a site for development of a new District Headquarters in Bailieborough has been notified to the Office of Public Works by An Garda Síochána as a priority for 2014 / 2015.  Proceeding with a development at this location will be dependent on the outcome of the site acquisition process and such development being afforded priority by An Garda Síochána, having regard to the overall Garda building programme and the availability of funds.