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Anluan Dunne meeting with Minister Malcolm Noonan at Leinster House where they discussed the An Post site and how it can be used by the Courts Service.
TRALEE Green Party Candidate, Anluan Dunne, has raised the matter of Tralee Courthouse in meetings with Minister for Heritage, Malcolm Noonan TD and Minister with responsibility for Communications, Eamon Ryan TD.
An Post was granted planning permission for a new delivery service unit in Monavalley Industrial Estate. This would indicate they will be relocating their Tralee sorting and distribution hub from the current location on Edward Street (at the rear of Tralee Courthouse) to Monavalley.
“We knew as far back as September 2022 that the An Post site would become available at some stage,” said Anluan Dunne.
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“The availability of the property enables the extension and modernisation of our historic courthouse to provide a much improved, state-of-the-art building which the people of Kerry deserve.”
Mr. Dunne has now raised the issue with Minister Eamon Ryan. “I spoke with Eamon and provided a full overview of the saga to date. He expressed concern for the historic fabric of the town centre and the cost of constructing the proposed new court at the Island of Geese.”
Meeting with Minister Malcolm Noonan at Leinster House on April 30, Mr. Dunne again raised the issue.
“When I met with Minister Noonan we spoke about the An Post site becoming available. He could see no reason why consideration couldn’t be given to the use of this property for the Courts Service. Malcolm has visited the courthouse on Ashe St., he understands the importance of the building to the people of Tralee and he wants to see it remain in use as a court.”
On September 19, 2022, 28 of 33 elected councillors in Kerry voted to sell approximately one quarter of the Island of Geese to the Courts Service with the intention of constructing a completely new courthouse.
Concluding, Mr. Dunne said: “I’ve now sought an answer from An Post as to the expected availability of the property on Edward St. In the meantime, I want to see the OPW undertake a preliminary survey of the site with a view to extending and modernising one of the most important buildings in our town.”
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