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14/05/2012
Abandoned Pathologist Centre Could Be Demolished
Almost €3 million has been spent on a facility for the Office of the State Pathologist and the Dublin City Mortuary, which now lies incomplete and may end up being demolished.
Construction of the “medico-legal centre” on the northside of Dublin, which was expected to cost €13.8 million, began in August 2010.
But work on the centre, a joint venture between the Department of Justice and Dublin City Council, stopped in November 2010 after the builder went into receivership.
The unfinished building, which has been fenced off, has been described as an eyesore.
A decision as to its future was expected to have been made by the end of April, according to the council. Demolition is one option under consideration, it confirmed.
“Unfortunately, the delay arising from the halting of the project and subsequent reductions in the capital budget available to the Department of Justice and Equality mean that the funds to complete the project are no longer available,” said a spokeswoman for the department. The option of proceeding with the project is being kept under review, should funds become available, she said.
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Construction of the “medico-legal centre” on the northside of Dublin, which was expected to cost €13.8 million, began in August 2010.
But work on the centre, a joint venture between the Department of Justice and Dublin City Council, stopped in November 2010 after the builder went into receivership.
The unfinished building, which has been fenced off, has been described as an eyesore.
A decision as to its future was expected to have been made by the end of April, according to the council. Demolition is one option under consideration, it confirmed.
“Unfortunately, the delay arising from the halting of the project and subsequent reductions in the capital budget available to the Department of Justice and Equality mean that the funds to complete the project are no longer available,” said a spokeswoman for the department. The option of proceeding with the project is being kept under review, should funds become available, she said.
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