Plans for ‘substantial’ prison on Thornton Hall site back on agenda
Tendering documents list north Dublin site as possible location for new facility
State’s €50m prison site lies idle 15 years on from collapse of plan
Land bought for Thornton Hall super-prison offered to Land Development Agency instead
Thornton Hall prison site that cost State €51m offered for housing
Jail housing 2,200 envisaged in 2005 now regarded as ‘counterproductive’
Prison site bought by State has cost €660,000 to maintain
Thornton Hall site bought for €29.9m to replace Mountjoy was a ‘Celtic Tiger mistake’
Prison service mistakes cost taxpayer dear
Comptroller and Auditor General exposes multi-million euro misjudgments
Coalition parties filled 44% of election promises - study
Labour Party shown to have punched above its weight in terms of pledges fulfilled
Thornton Hall site worth €48m less than stated
Decision to purchase 150 acre based on ‘inadequate’ cost analysis, C&AG report finds
Benefit overpayments cost Government €1.5m a week in 2014
Comptroller and Auditor General report criticises handling of disability schemes
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