Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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There were others also but Mountjoy Prison is still there. The capital programme available to address all of that could have been put in place in 2010 and would not have cost more than €30 million. Extra numbers in the region of 2,200 were going to be provided so can the witness indicate why this was not addressed at a much earlier stage? The pressure was on from the European Court of Justice and from Mr. Justice Kinlan to get decent accommodation. Why was it left to drag on with new plans? Mr. Waters may not have been in the Department at the time but the real issue, and what was the cause of it in the first place, has not been addressed.