Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the various capital works projects taking place at Sarsfield Barracks. [48864/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Defence Forces Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) sets out a programme of project delivery for the years 2023 to 2027. The Programme reflects the complex environment in which the Defence Forces operate and the corresponding need for appropriate infrastructure to provide for accommodation and training of personnel, maintenance and storage of equipment for land, sea and airborne operational requirements.

I have been advised by the Defence Forces that while there are currently no capital works underway in Sarsfield Barracks, considerable improvements, with a combined total value in excess of €3.8m have been completed at Sarsfield Barracks in recent years, including:

• Completion of a new sports hall and gymnasium
• Refurbishment of shower rooms in barracks accommodation
• Design and installation of solar power systems on multiple buildings
• Reinforcement works to the Barracks' perimeter wall