John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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357. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if discussions with the respective landowner regarding the acquisition of a site, for the development of the Cleggan Coast Guard station have concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1509/25]

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 Units based in 58 Coast Guard Stations. The Coast Guard 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, who fund the programme. The Cleggan Unit is a priority within the IRCG Building Programme.

The OPW identified a potentially suitable site in Cleggan for the IRCG and discussions with the landowner regarding the acquisition of this site are ongoing in light of of the land owners future plans for the development of the overall site.

Following any agreement on the transfer of land, the next steps require authorisation of funding by the Department of Transport, completion of the due diligence and acquisition of the preferred site. Once a suitable site is acquired, the OPW will assign a project team to commence the planning and detailed design stages of the project, subject to resources being available.

The Cleggan building project is part of a larger project pipeline that involves ongoing high-level collaboration between the OPW and the Department of Transport. This collaboration aims to continue building on the significant progress achieved to date and to ensure a strategic approach to the advancement of the Building Programme.