Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 84 of 8 November 2016, her views regarding the fact that the C division basement in Mountjoy Prison has been closed, with the transfer of prisoners to the newly finished D division (details supplied). [35408/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that as mentioned in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 8 November last, the works to replace the C Wing heating coil are expected to complete before the year’s end. The position as at 15 November 2016 is that the basement of Mountjoy Prison C wing remains open. It will be closed in the near future to facilitate the already ongoing works to replace the heating coil in that wing.

The Deputy is correct in saying that there was a leaking tank in the roof area of the prison but it was not located adjacent to the C wing area and did not give rise to any water damage in the C wing. The tank in question was removed several weeks ago and replaced with a ground level water storage facility.

I can further advise the Deputy that there was no cost involved in the relocation of prisoners to Mountjoy D wing from the upper levels of the C wing and that there will be no cost involved when those prisoners currently accommodated in the Mountjoy prison C basement are removed to D wing.