Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expected publication date for the report of the working group on the Thornton Hall site in Fingal; the levels of maintenance and key ongoing works on the site; the annual cost of same over the past 12 years and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22761/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 2 May 2017, in which I outlined that a Working Group was established by the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality in January 2015, to examine options for the future use of the Thornton Hall site. This group, comprising of officials from the Department of Justice and Equality, the Office of Public Works and the Irish Prison Service, was asked to review potential options for the lands and house at Thornton and make recommendations on how best to maximise the value to the State. I am awaiting the Working Group's Report and in advance of that, I am not in a position to indicate an expected publication date.

In relation to maintenance and ongoing costs, the information is currently being collated and I will respond to the Deputy directly as soon as the information is to hand.