The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin T.D., the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe T.D. (representing the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., who had to attend urgent Government business in Luxembourg), and Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan have today visited the construction site for the new Garda Divisional Headquarters at Kevin Street, Dublin. Work on this new building, the total cost of which will exceed €31 million, commenced in February and the project is expected to take approximately two years to complete.

When finished it will provide An Garda Síochána with a modern, state of the art headquarters building for the DMR South Division consisting of a range of accommodation to meet An Garda Síochána’s existing and future operational requirements.

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It’s important that our police force is properly resourced, particularly here in Dublin where we are facing daily challenges in combating drug use and related anti-social behavior in the City Centre. I’m very happy that the Government has chosen to invest tax payers money in this way.