Martin Daly (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given that the Courts Service in Roscommon has been temporarily relocated to Racecourse Road, County Roscommon, and considering that the main court house in the county buildings in Roscommon town centre was promised refurbishment, for an update on the refurbishment timeline, and specifically, when the Roscommon court house is likely to be refurbished and operational again for court use. [7307/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in carrying out its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has provided me with the following update on Roscommon Town courthouse.

The Courts Service have advised that, given the condition of the existing courthouse in Roscommon and the necessity to close it for health and safety reasons, the Courts Service took immediate steps to remedy the situation to ensure, firstly, that the health and safety of all court users was prioritised and secondly, to ensure that sittings continued to be facilitated in Roscommon town.

The Government's National Development Plan, 2021-2030, included a number of Courts Service projects. These projects included the provision of further new or refurbished courthouses in cities and county towns, including Roscommon.

In the case all activity under the NDP in the Justice Sector, projects will be progressed in as timely a manner as possible and progress will be reported on regularly, as part of overall implementation arrangements for the Plan.