Written answers
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Garda Station Closures
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the plans in place for the disposal of every Dublin Garda Síochána station that has been closed since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35569/15]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following six Garda stations have closed since 2011 as part of the rationalisation programme of An Garda Síochána announced in the 2012 and 2013 policing plans.
| Garda Station | Future plans |
|---|---|
| Rush | The former regard station at Rush, Co. Dublin has been licensed to the Rush Musical Society for the use of the Musical Society and Rush Tidy Towns. |
| Harcourt terrace | The Commissioners of Public Works have agreed to transfer the former Garda station together with the former Film Censor's office at Harcourt Terrace to the Department of Education and Skills for the purposes of building a new primary school. The property is currently licensed to five Art Groups. |
| Dalkey | The property has been retained for strategic purposes and the OPW has entered into a pilot guardianship arrangement while the future use of the property is under consideration. |
| Whitehall | The former Garda station at Whitehall is currently being redeveloped for use by the State Pathologist and the Dublin City Coroner. |
| Stepaside | The property has been retained for strategic purposes and the OPW has entered into a pilot guardianship arrangement while the future use of the property is under consideration. |
| Kill O' the Grange | The property has been retained for strategic purposes and the OPW has entered into a pilot guardianship arrangement while the future use of the property is under consideration. |
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