Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

As I stated, we are bringing on 400 extra places within the next six to eight months, and that must be acknowledged. If my memory serves me correctly, during the time Deputy Flanagan's party was in Government it did not provide one extra prison place.

We will provide extra prison spaces in Thornton Hall as well. When that comes on stream it will cure many of the difficulties in the prison sector.

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