Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50109/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The construction and maintenance of Irish Coast Guard Buildings is delivered by the Office of Public Works. The programme of work is managed and funded by my Department.

I am happy to report that there has been steady progress on the new Coast Guard Station for Westport. The construction tender process is in the final stages and it is anticipated that works will commence on site during Q1 2024. The completion timeframe for the new build is 18 months.

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50110/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Irish Coast Guard Building Programme is delivered by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and funded by my Department. The provision of a new station building for the Ballyglass/ Belmullet Coast Guard Unit is part of the new build programme. OPW are currently working to identify the most suitable site to provide this facility for the Unit.

OPW’s internal Property Acquisition Section (PAS) has recently completed a full trawl and investigation of the market to identify any possible options that would be suitable to provide a new facility for the unit.

OPW Property Management has received a report from PAS outlining a number of possible options and a senior architect has been appointed to the project team to carry out the feasibility studies of these sites. This process is currently underway and Property Management are expecting feedback in the next few weeks.