Written answers
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Office of Public Works Properties
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the closed Garda stations that have been repurposed for another use by location and by the nature of their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42001/17]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that an alternative use has been identified for the following former Garda stations since 2012:
Assigned for Community Use (12)
| No. | Name of Property and Location | Community Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Former Garda Station, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry | Coiste Forbartha na Sceilge. |
| 2. | Former Garda Station, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo | Ballycastle Development Company. |
| 3. | Former Garda Station, Beaufort, Co. Kerry | Beaufort Community Council. |
| 4. | Former Garda Station, Castletownsend. Co. Cork | Castlehaven Nursing Association. |
| 5. | Former Garda Station, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon | Cootehall Community Development Group. |
| 6. | Former Garda Station, Donard, Co. Wicklow | Cumann Croise Deirge na hEireann / Glen of Imaal (Red Cross) Mountain Rescue. |
| 7. | Former Garda Station, Glenisland, Co. Mayo | Glenisland Development Group. |
| 8. | Former Garda Station, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry | Kilgarvan Tidy Towns. |
| 9. | Former Garda Station, Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick | Kilmeedy Community Development Group. |
| 10. | Former Garda Station, Mulranny, Co. Mayo | Mulranny Community Futures Association. |
| 11. | Former Garda Station, Rush, Co. Dublin | Rush Musical Society. |
| 12. | Former Garda Station, Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo | Coiste Cultur Teanga agus Forbartha Thur Mhic Eadaigh Teo. |
Properties Retained or Under Consideration for Alternative State use (8)
| No. | Name of Property and Location | Alternative State Use |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Former Garda Station, Barrack Street, Cork | Cork City Council |
| 2. | Former Garda Station, Harcourt Terrace, Dublin | Department of Education and Skills for the construction of a new primary School. |
| 3. | Former Garda Station, Kill, Co. Kildare | South West Kildare Partnership |
| 4. | Former Garda Station, Loughlynn, Co. Roscommon | HSE for an Ambulance Base |
| 5. | Former Garda Station, Mary Street, Limerick | Limerick City and County Council |
| 6. | Former Garda Station, Shanaglish, Galway | National Monuments Depot |
| 7. | Former Garda Station, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry | Irish Coastguard |
| 8. | Former Garda Station, Whitehall, Dublin | State Pathologist and Dublin City Coroner. |
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works obtained recent updated valuations for the closed Garda stations it has responsibility for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42003/17]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has not obtained recent valuations for the Garda stations, which closed as part of the Rationalisation Programme 2012-2013.
Should the OPW decide to dispose of any closed Garda stations, current market valuations will be obtained at that juncture.
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has put a hold on its plans to sell the remaining Garda stations that have been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42004/17]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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In August 2016, the Office of Public Works was requested by An Garda Síochána not to dispose of the Garda station properties that remained in State ownership until the review of closed Garda stations had concluded.
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