It could be almost a decade before the old courthouse in Tuam, which has fallen into dereliction, is replaced by a new building.
A new courthouse for Tuam is included in the National Development Plan, but the plan is now being extended to 2030, and the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has confirmed in a written response that the Tuam project will now be delivered in the latter part of the revised time frame”. This means construction on the new building might not begin until towards the end of this decade.
Independent Galway East TD, Seán Canney, said this was “not acceptable” and he called on the Department of Justice to “up its game” and speed up the delivery of the new courthouse.
“The court services purchased an adjoining site almost 20 years ago, but this building is now derelict along with the Courthouse building which is an eyesore in the town,” said Dep Canney. “Tuam needs a modern Court facility and this site needs to be rejuvenated.”
