This Friday is the closing date for objections to the disgraceful plan to demolish the historic old Cork prison site and to build two new prisons in the middle of a residential area in The Glen and surrounding areas. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are determined to strip away our history and destroy working class communities. They are using questionable legislation - a loophole - that means objections must be sent to Longford by post. I posted my objection last Friday and it still has not arrived. It took nearly a week for my objection on environmental grounds to arrive and by the time it had arrived, the closing date had passed. Will the Taoiseach give a commitment to instruct the Irish Prison Service, IPS, so that any objection that arrives after the closing date of 3 July will be accepted?

Sentiment score: -0.13

The people of The Glen have enough with one prison. They do not deserve to have three prisons on the northside of Cork city.

Sentiment score: -0.26

Why not a greenfield site?

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The Taoiseach knows The Glen well. It is in the middle of the community.

Sentiment score: 0.14