Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 75 and 76 of 30 March 2017, if she will provide a breakdown of the additional €20.7 million spend on a site (details supplied) since the initial purchase in 2005; the annual cost of maintaining and running the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23883/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The €20.7 million spend refers to costs incurred up to May, 2015 on the Thornton Hall site over and above the land purchase costs of €29,900,000 in 2005 mentioned in my response to Dáil question numbers 75 and 76 of 30 March 2017. A detailed breakdown of this sum of €20.7 million is contained in Chapter 9 of the Comptroller & Auditor General's Report on the Accounts of the Public Services in 2014 (No. 9 Development of Prison Accommodation in Dublin). This C&AG Report, which explains in further detail the background to the Thornton project, is available on its website - www.audgen.gov.ie. The Public Accounts Committee subsequently examined this issue in November 2015.

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