The Taoiseach has visited Clonmel Garda station in the past. It is a Dickensian station. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O'Brien, opened the lovely new plaza, which involved considerable investment, on Monday. There is a site there for the Garda station. Planning permission has been granted and the plans have been approved. For some strange reason, and this is downright unacceptable, that project is being bundled with Clonakilty Garda station and the new children's court. The new children's court is a different proposition altogether. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister for Justice to remove Clonmel Garda station from that bundle with the children's court? Different buildings, architects and contractors are required for public private partnerships. I ask that the bundling is ceased. I have no problem with other Garda stations with the same footprint being involved, but that Clonmel Garda station has been lumped in with the new children's court in the past 15 months is off the wall. It is further delaying matters and could delay them for years to come. It is not acceptable to the gardaí in Clonmel or the public.

I understand the bundle comprises Clonmel Garda station, Macroom Garda station and the Hammond Lane court complex. I know this issue is also of great concern to Senator Ahearn and Deputy Cahill.

It should be of concern to them.

I met this week with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy O'Donovan, and the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris. We are now examining the option of splitting the Garda station projects from the courts project.

It should never have happened.

That might allow them to go ahead more quickly. We want to be sure that is the case and we also need to work out how we will reprofile the funding. It would not cost any more but the funding line would fall differently. That is being worked on at the moment.