asked the Minister for Justice if the new unit in Mountjoy Prison (designated for the prisoners in the Curragh detention centre) is ready for occupation; when the unit will be ready; and when it is expected that the transfer of the prisoners will take place.
Written Answers. - Mountjoy Prison Unit.
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Limerick East): The new unit is very nearly ready for occupation by the prisoners at present in the Curragh or others of a similar type; in fact it is being used, on a temporary basis, for the accommodation of a different type of prisoner. For a number of reasons I am not prepared to name any particular date for the transfer of the prisoners from the Curragh.