Extension Works At Arklow Coastguard Station To Commence In 2025

The planned extension for the Arklow Coastguard Station will commence next year and all going well, should be completed by Christmas or in early 2026.

Senator Malcolm Byrne has welcomed the decision after her raised the matter in the Seanad having been pursuing the question for a while with the Office of Public Works (OPW).

Malcolm pointed out that even though planning permission was granted by Wicklow County Council for the extension to the existing facility to provide a shower room, storage and a kitchen / meeting room, there had been no action to date.

 Minister for the OPW, Kieran O’Donnell assured the Senator that the tender process for construction has now commenced and that it is expected a tender will be awarded in the first Quarter of 2025.  Construction work is expected to take about nine months.

 Senator Malcolm Byrne stated,

“This is a vital facility for hardworking crew members who keep our coasts safe. The improvements to the existing rocket house are urgently required and I am glad that work will now commence next year. I would hope that the tender could be awarded as soon as possible.”