Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the use of the swimming pool at the Templemore Garda Training College has been withdrawn from members of the community in Templemore despite the fact that this has been the practice for many years and helped to foster good relations between the community and the Garda college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18511/17]

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the use of the playing fields at the Templemore Garda Training College has been withdrawn from members of the community in Templemore despite the fact that this has been the practice for many years and helped to foster good relations between the community and the Garda college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18512/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together.

The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including the College and its facilities and I, as Minister, have no role in the matter.

The Deputy will be aware that the College is in the ownership of the Office of Public Works which has responsibility for the maintenance of the College and its facilities. I am advised by the Commissioner that the policy and protocols surrounding the use of the sporting facilities at the College by members of the public are currently the subject of an ongoing review. The College management will consider applications from members of the local community to use the sporting facilities in the context of any new policies and procedures that may be required to be implemented on completion of the review.