Written answers

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Station Refurbishment

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the details of the recently announced €1 million upgrade of Drogheda Garda station and the proposed works at Collon Garda station; when work will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38212/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Garda Station Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016-2021 which I announced recently with my colleague the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works is based on agreed priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. Over thirty locations around the country will benefit from the Programme which includes new stations, major refurbishment of stations/facilities including facilities for meeting victims of crime; essential remedial works to existing stations; development of large scale property and exhibit management stores and the upgrade of cells and provision of improved custody management facilities. The Programme will be delivered by the Garda Authorities in cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW) which has responsibility for capital expenditure in this area.

The refurbishment of Drogheda Garda Station and the provision of a PEMS (Property & Exhibit Management Stores) at Collon, Co Louth are included in the Programme.

I am advised by the OPW that proposals are being developed to provide increased facilities at Drogheda Garda Station by extending the main station building and by providing new locker facilities. Draft sketch scheme proposals are being prepared at present and will be forwarded to local Garda management for their consideration in due course, prior to the development of planning and tender documentation.

The Collon PEMS project together with a number of other Garda projects are to be financed by way of public private partnership (PPP). The development of these projects under PPP involves collaboration between my Department, An Garda Síochána, the Office of Public Works and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). In general the timescale for completion is dependant on the market’s response but projects of this type generally take in the region of three to four years to complete. Initial discussions have taken place between the stakeholders in relation to preliminary matters such as the governance arrangements that will need to be put in place. Once such matters have been finalised detailed discussions will be held between the stakeholders with a view to developing the necessary procurement documentation to allow the NDFA to invite proposals for the construction of the Garda projects included in the PPP.

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