James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is appalling. It is. The new facilities are very much welcome. Limerick, as the Deputy will be aware, takes women from Cork as well. Those facilities are very welcome. The focus has been this year has been on getting that prison open. There will be a focus on other prisons into the new year. One of the reasons for the carryover has been the focus on Limerick in trying to get that across the line because there were some hold-ups as a result of Covid.