Thomas Gould
Question:733. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on plans for a second prison in the Glen; and whether he has met with the community on same. [72098/25]
View answerTuesday, 16 December 2025
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I have secured a record capital investment of €527 million for the Irish Prison Service (IPS) over the next 5 years, of which €495 million will be invested in building projects to further increase capacity. The target is to deliver over 1,500 new spaces by 2031. This will be the largest ever building programme in the prison estate.
The proposed project for the extension to the existing Cork Prison, on the site of the old, decommissioned Cork Prison, is still at a very early planning stage. Any new prison facility proposed on the Old Cork Prison site will be an extension of the function of the existing prison and will not be a second prison in The Glen area. This intended approach will ensure efficiencies with the design and the practical operations of the new facility in parallel with the existing prison. I am further advised that, as the project progresses, there will be engagement as part of the planning process.