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Prison Accommodation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004

Wednesday, 29 September 2004

Questions (987)

Dan Boyle

Question:

1170 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to date of maintaining Fort Mitchel Prison, since his decision to remove inmates and prison staff. [22960/04]

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In the period from the date of the last prisoner transfer, which was on 10 February 2004, to the end of August 2004, the Irish Prison Service incurred both pay and non-pay costs in maintaining Fort Mitchel.

During that period, six staff were assigned to specific maintenance duties. The payroll costs for those staff amounts to €170,000 approximately. Maintenance costs for the same period amount to €56,000 approximately.

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