No start date yet for construction of new Tralee courthouse

There is still no start date for the construction of a new courthouse in Tralee, four years after local officials approved the sale of land for the project, Radio Kerry reported. Minister Jim O'Callaghan provided the update in response to a parliamentary question from Kerry Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae. [1]

The Department of Justice told Radio Kerry that funds allocated in this year's budget will be used to fund planning and design works for the facility in the town. No physical construction work has begun on the site despite the Courts Service acknowledging the need for a new building. [1]

Four years ago, Kerry county councillors voted to sell a 0.2-acre plot of land at the Island of Geese to the Courts Service to construct the new courthouse. Tralee serves as the county town of County Kerry in southwestern Ireland, situated on the northern side of the isthmus connecting to the Dingle Peninsula. [1][4]