Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital budget allocation for the Irish Prison Service in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [18911/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, I have secured additional capital funding of €49.5m for 2024, 2025 and 2026 to deliver significant capital commitments that will allow the Irish Prison Service to address the capacity issues within our prisons and ensure it is fit-for-purpose for a growing population in the years to come. This additional funding will help start 4 key projects at Castlerea, Cloverhill, the Midlands and Mountjoy prisons which together will accommodate up to 670 prisoners, as part of an accelerated capital construction programme.

This funding will also be used to advance short-term projects currently being pursued by the Prison Service that are expected to deliver over 150 spaces this year.

The Total Capital Budget Allocation for the Irish Prison Service for each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 is set out in the following table.