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Parliamentary Question: Prison Building Programme

25th April 2007

106. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sites for the Thornton Hall Prison project proposed or submitted to the Irish Prison Service in response to the advertisement of February 2004, after the evaluation process began; the persons who submitted those sites; and the dates on which the submissions were received by the Irish Prison Service. [15418/07]

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell): The advertisement placed in February 2004 seeking expressions of interest in relation to sites for a new prison development, sought submissions by February 23rd. The Prison Service received submissions concerning six sites subsequent to that date, as shown in the table below.

Date SubmittedParty who made submission

25 February 2004 William Harvey

27 February 2004 Alanis Limited

2 March 2004 Cova Properties Ltd. (two sites)

14 September 2004 Dillon Auctioneers

20 December 2004 Dillon Auctioneers

I should mention that the Office of Public Works also received proposals regarding potential sites which they brought to the attention of the Selection Committee as appropriate. The last such proposal was received from a Mr Rutledge in a letter dated 10 January 2005 and brought to the attention of the Committee on 18 January 2005.

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