Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Revised)
10:50 am
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
On the same theme, I would be remiss in not raising the conditions in Letterkenny courthouse, County Donegal. It is a pity because visually, it is a fine, great-looking building on the outside but it simply is not fit for purpose. I have seen myself how it presents like a cattle mart. There are no consultation rooms available for solicitors, barristers and their clients, prisoners are being locked in prison vans and it is completely not fit for the purpose for which it is required. While I understand there are plans afoot for new capital building, can the Minister indicate a timeframe in this regard?
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