Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 15 February 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons
9:30 am
Ms Caron McCaffrey:
We are talking about delivery within the next five years. Some would come onstream earlier than others. In Castlerea, we are looking at building 25 six-bedroom houses on a phased basis, like a housing estate. Those would come onstream earlier. With regard to larger cellblock accommodation, we are building a new ring at Cloverhill Prison and Midlands Prison. Because of the size, scale and scope of those projects, they will take a little bit longer to deliver.