Prison service to move in decentralisation programme
05/04/2005 - 16:39:07The Irish Prison Service is to move from Dublin to Longford within two years as part of the Government’s decentralisation programme, it emerged today.
Justice Minister Michael McDowell said a new headquarters would be built on a six-acre site on the Ballinalee Road in Longford.
“Construction work is expected to commence before the end of the summer and the target is to have a fully fitted out headquarters ready to occupy by the end of next year, with staff moving in at the beginning of 2007.”
He added that a crèche would also be built on the site using funding from the Equal Opportunities Childcare programme.
