Written answers

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Prison Accommodation

10:00 am

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount spent on the installation of kitchens for normal purposes and for training purposes at Fort Mitchell Prison in County Cork between 1992 and its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29836/10]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that compiling the specific information requested in respect of the period from 1992 to 1999 would involve a disproportionate and inordinate amount of time and effort and could not be justified in current circumstances where there are other significant demands on resources.

I can, however, advise the Deputy that in 1999 it was decided to upgrade the kitchen facilities at Fort Mitchel, Place of Detention, Spike Island. This project was completed in 2001 when the new facilities were brought into use for both training and normal purposes. The work carried out at the prison facility at Spike Island included, as well as the installation of a new, fully fitted kitchen at the prison, other elements including improvements to office accommodation. Due to the integrated nature of the project, which was tendered and delivered in one lot, it is not possible to identify and extract the specific costs associated with the kitchen elements.

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