John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and location of IRCG Coast Guard station building projects being progressed in conjunction with the OPW which are currently at preliminary design stage and pre-planning stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Coast Guard, a Division within the Department of Transport, has 44 Volunteer Units based around the coast of Ireland. The Coast Guard building programme, which includes the provision of new or upgraded facilities for volunteers, is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of my department.

The Department of Transport adheres to the Infrastructure Guidelines by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. Within the Infrastructure Guidelines, the Project Lifecycle refers to the series of steps and activities that are necessary to take the proposal from concept to completion and evaluation. Projects vary in size and complexity, but all projects can be mapped to the following project lifecycle structure. There are three approval stages in the lifecycle prior to implementation:

· Strategic Assessment & Preliminary Business Case

· Pre-tender – Project Design, Planning and Procurement Strategy

· Post Tender – Final Business Case

The table below refers to the number and location of IRCG Coast Guard station building projects which are currently at the preliminary and pre-planning stage (Strategic Assessment & Preliminary Business Case).