Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the status of the proposed new station at Kilmore quay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25783/24]

Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG), a Division of the Department of Transport, has 44 Coast Guard Units based in 58 Coast Guard Stations around the country. The IRCG building programme, which includes the provision of new or upgraded facilities at a number of locations across the country, is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of the Department of Transport, from planning design to build and on-going maintenance. These projects are funded by the Department of Transport.

The provision of facilities for the Coast Guard in Kilmore Quay is a priority on the IRCG building programme. The OPW has acquired a site in Kilmore Quay from Wexford County Council and a feasibility study on the provision of a proposed new facility has been approved by the IRCG.

The OPW advise that the Definitive Project Brief will be finalised in the coming weeks and is subject to the approval of the Department of Transport, as Approving Authority. Subsequent to this approval being provided, the process to enable project delivery will proceed.