Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the new prison at Thornton Hall, County Dublin, is expected to be completed and opened to receive prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30436/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question no. 28663/10 of the 30th June, 2010 in which I set out in some detail the plans to develop the Thornton prison campus on a phased basis.

As I indicated in that reply in is my intention to bring proposals to Government shortly as to how we can provide this modern prison complex at the earliest possible date.