Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the new workshops at Loughan House detention centre, County Cavan; if these are fully equipped and staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The workshops are located within a substantial building which was constructed at a cost of approximately €6m to provide services for the prisoner population at Loughan House. This building contains a number of educational, recreational and support service facilities and as such it is not possible to indicate the precise costings of the workshops within the overall figure.

Two workshops have been fitted out to provide training in construction skills and industrial cleaning. Two assistant industrial supervisor posts were agreed to run these workshops. However, due to the Moratorium on Recruitment and Promotions in the Public Service we have not been able to fill these posts. We are currently examining the options, within the confines of the Moratorium, to address this issue.