Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the new Garda headquarters at Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8; the estimated initial cost of the project; the updated estimate as of September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/20]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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Construction work on the new Garda Security and Crime Operations Centre at Military Rd commenced in March 2020. In line with the majority of construction sites in the country, the site was closed down for a period of seven weeks due to the Covid-19 restrictions and reopened on 18 May 2020. Works are ongoing on the project, which is now scheduled for completion by the end of September 2022.

The contract value is €78.5m including VAT and presently the project is within Total Project Budget. In accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines, two Covid-19 related ex-gratia payments, total VAT inclusive value €167,078, were agreed with the contractor.