Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Development of New Prison in Cork City: Motion

9:50 am

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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That is an issue to which we must give further consideration, as once we move into the new complex, a large, old and unfit for purpose building will remain. Clearly, it cannot be used for what it has been used for in the past. As to whether it can be used for some other purpose or something in the public interest or whether what I expect would need to be some fairly dramatic internal change within the building could result in it being available for some alternative use are matters we can consider in the future. However, we are a couple of years away from being obliged to make decisions in that regard.