Minister Fitzgerald welcomes Public Private Partnership for development of seven new or upgraded Courthouses

·       New courthouses for Drogheda, Letterkenny, Limerick and Wexford
·       Major refurbishment and extensions to courthouses in Cork, Mullingar and
   Waterford
·       Construction expected to begin later this year

Monday 15 June 2015

Frances  Fitzgerald,  TD,  Minister  for  Justice  and  Equality, has today
welcomed  the  announcement by the National Development Finance Agency that
BAM  PPP PGGM has been selected as the preferred tenderer for major work to
be completed on courthouses in seven different locations.

The  project  includes  four  new  courthouses  to  be  built  in Drogheda,
Letterkenny,  Limerick and Wexford as well as substantial refurbishment and
extension works to existing courthouses in Cork, Mullingar and Waterford.

Under  the  Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, the courthouses will be
designed,  built,  financed and maintained for twenty five years by BAM PPP
PGGM.

Minister  Frances  Fitzgerald said “I am delighted that we have reached the
stage  of identifying a Preferred Tenderer to undertake this important work
which  will  provide modern and comfortable facilities for all users of the
Courts.  This  is an ambitious programme with new courthouses for Drogheda,
Letterkenny,  Limerick,  and  Wexford, and substantial upgrades of existing
courthouses  in  Cork,  Mullingar  and  Waterford  which  will  ensure that
facilities  will  comply  with modern standards for court accommodation and
that the needs of all users of our courts will be met”.

The Minister acknowledged the cooperation of all those involved in bringing
the project to this stage, in particular, the Courts Service, the Office of
the  Public  Works  as  well  as  the staff of National Development Finance
Agency  who  are responsible for the procurement and delivery of the Courts
Bundle PPP Project.

It is anticipated that a contract for the Courts Bundle PPP Project will be
concluded  in  November  2015 with construction starting shortly after that
with a view to completing the new and refurbished buildings within 18 to 24
months (November 2017).

ENDS…//

Notes to Editor:

In  July 2012, the Government announced an investment stimulus package with
a  new  programme  of  Public  Private  Partnership  projects  designed  to
stimulate  economic  growth  and  create  employment.  The  Courts proposal
includes  seven  courthouse  projects,  with new courthouse buildings being
developed  in  Drogheda,  Letterkenny, Limerick and Wexford and substantial
refurbishment and extension works to existing courthouses to be carried out
in Cork, Mullingar and Waterford. Details are set out in the table below.

The Department of Justice and Equality is the sanctioning authority for the
Courts  Bundle PPP Project while the Courts Service is the project sponsor.
The  National  Development  Finance  Agency  acts  as financial adviser and
procurement authority for PPP projects.

COURTS PPP BUNDLE:

|
Drogheda, Co. Louth   |A new courthouse consisting of two courtrooms and
|associated facilities to be constructed on a
|landmark town centre site adjacent to the river
|Boyne.
———————-+————————————————–
|
Letterkenny, Co.      |A new courthouse to accommodate four courtrooms
Donegal               |and associated facilities to be constructed on a
|town centre site close to the existing courthouse.
———————-+————————————————–
|
Limerick City         |A new criminal courthouse to be built on a site
|adjacent to Limerick Prison, to include six
|courtrooms, custody facilities, court offices and
|associated facilities.
———————-+————————————————–
|
Wexford Town          |The refurbishment and extension of an existing
|landmark building to provide a new courthouse for
|Wexford Town consisting of four courtrooms,
|custody facilities, court offices and associated
|facilities.
———————-+————————————————–
|
Cork City             |The refurbishment and extension of the existing
|landmark courthouse building at Anglesea Street to
|accommodate six courtrooms, improved custody
|facilities, court offices, the regional office and
|associated facilities.
———————-+————————————————–
|
Mullingar, Co.        |The refurbishment and extension of the existing
Westmeath             |historic courthouse in Mullingar to accommodate
|three courtrooms, improved custody facilities,
|court offices and associated facilities.
———————-+————————————————–
|
Waterford City        |The refurbishment and extension of the existing
|historic courthouse in Waterford to accommodate
|six courtrooms, improved custody facilities, court
|offices and associated facilities.