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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 15 Nov 1988

Vol. 384 No. 2

Written Answers. - Wheatfield Prison, Clondalkin.

13.

asked the Minister for Justice when the new prison at Wheatfield, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, is expected to open; the type of prisoners who will be housed there; the provisions he will make regarding the staffing of the new prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

43.

asked the Minister for Justice when it is proposed to open Wheatfield Prison, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; the category of prisoner which it is intended to locate there; if a portion of the prison will be used as a medical centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 43 together.

It has been decided that the new place of detention at Wheatfield is to be brought into operation during 1989 on a phased basis. It is the intention that approximately 160 offenders should be accommodated there from mid-1989. A final decision has not yet been taken regarding the categories of offenders who will be accommodated at the new institution.

The institution will have the services of a medical officer and the normal medical care that can be provided within a detention centre will be available there and, as I have indicated on an earlier occasion, the possibility of using part of the institution to accommodate offenders who are found to be HIV positive, is being considered. I expect proposals for staffing of the institution to be finalised shortly.

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