Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of a new Coast Guard building in Howth; and the amount that his Department has spent on this project to date. [61888/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Howth Coast Guard Unit operates from a fully equipped station building in the Howth Fishery Harbour Centre that was built by the Office of Public Works in 2001.

There is currently no requirement for a new station for the Howth Unit, however, the Coast Guard Station is currently a priority on the Irish Coast Guard Building Maintenance Programme for a proposed extension to the rear of the station.

IRCG requires a lease agreement for the site on which the station is built and an additional adjoining site from Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine before this project can be progressed any further. This lease is currently being drafted by DAFM and on finalisation of lease agreement, the project will progress to the design phase.