A new Garda station has opened in Wexford.

The facility has been developed part of a €100 million investment in regional and divisional Garda headquarters, with new developments completed at Kevin Street, Dublin and Galway.

Around 120 Garda will be based at the Wexford HQ, which was officially unveiled today, 01 August by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, Acting Garda Commissioner Donall Ó Cualáin and Minister of State at the Office of Public Works, Kevin “Boxer” Moran.

Speaking at the opening, Minister Flanagan said: "We are now seeing the results of the unprecedented public funding provided to An Garda Síochána in recent years.

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"In addition to the 3 top-quality regional and divisional headquarters completed in Galway, Wexford and Dublin, significant progress is now also being made by the Office of Public Works, in conjunction An Garda Síochána, in the wider Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme. For example, cell upgrade works have already been completed at 80 Garda stations."

Continuing, Minister Flanagan said the opening comes at a time of "major reform and investment which will redefine our national police service as an organisation".

"As we approach the centenary of the establishment of An Garda Síochána, the organisation is on the cusp of significant change including in its leadership," he said.

"The expert Commission on the Future of Policing is in the final stages of its work; its report will chart a new model for policing in the decades ahead and will challenge us all to deliver a new vision for policing in Ireland."

(LM)