Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, is driving this project, which is due to start next year and will create 520 jobs during construction. On completion, it will mean that 17 year old boys will no longer be detained in St. Patrick’s Institution which is unsuitable for children and has been heavily criticised by many national and international bodies.

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