David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 24 April 2007, the progress in relation to the development of a prison at Kilworth, County Cork; if the preliminary studies have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22569/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government decided earlier this year to assign a site owned by the Minister of Defence to the Prison Service as the location for the development of a prison facility to replace Cork Prison and serve the Munster region.

A preliminary site suitability report has been carried out on the site and this has confirmed that there are no significant constraints to the development of this site.

I can confirm also that the Prison Service Interim Board, in accordance with the Department of Finance Guidelines, has recently approved a preliminary Business Case for this project and has forwarded it to my Department for consideration.