Develop a new prison at Thornton Hall

What this means

• The Irish government has committed to building a new prison at Thornton Hall in north County Dublin to ease pressure on prison capacity.[source]
• This commitment is part of the 2025 Programme for Government and falls under the justice and policing policy area.[source]
• The Irish Prison Service is the body responsible for delivering this commitment, overseen by Minister Jim O'Callaghan.[source]
• The commitment was first stated on 23 January 2025 and currently has no confirmed delivery date, meaning progress can be hard to track.[source]
• As a promised but undelivered commitment, the public and oversight bodies should watch for updates on planning, funding, and timelines.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Irish Prison ServiceBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Jim O'CallaghanOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Safe and secure custody of prisonersMandate

Indirect impact (8)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Department of JusticeBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Fianna FáilParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Recruit at least 5,000 new Garda membersCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Expand the Garda training college and assess a second collegeCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Increase refuge spaces for domestic violence victimsCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Reform the international protection processCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Implement the EU Migration and Asylum PactCommitment