The Government is being urged to allocate funding to refurbish Tubbercurry Garda Station in Co Sligo.

Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim, Eamon Scanlon, said the building no longer meets the needs of a functioning Garda Station.

Deputy Scanlon said: "When it was built back in 1960 there was only one Garda Sergeant and three other Gardaí. Today there are two Sergeants and eleven Gardaí and I understand there are plans to increase those numbers further. Tubbercurry is the third busiest station in the Sligo-Leitrim division and it is difficult to understand how officers are expected to carry out their day to day duties in these conditions.

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"The station has no interview room, office space, privacy or disabled access. It's a ridiculous situation – the Garda Building Unit has visited the station and is well aware of the situation but Government funding is needed to carry out the upgrade works. The Programme for Government contains a commitment for 'new and refurbished Garda Stations' and the Taoiseach must ensure that this commitment is upheld."

(CD/LM)