130 objections received were published in a report this evening but Dermot Ahern insists Thornton Hall should proceed.
A separate Environmental Impact Assessment also released tonight has found that the overall impact of the prison will not be significant but opponents say this study is inadequate.
The Minister says the Government will not buy out any of the homes or businesses affected by the new prison, which will be able to detain up to 2,200 inmates in eight individual blocks, including children on a temporary basis.
House and apartment style accommodation will also be provided, but there are no plans to place high-risk prisoners or terrorists in the prison.
The new prison in north Dublin will be able to hold 1,400 men, women and children albeit temporarily, in single cells and up to 2,200 inmates in all.
Only one of the eight blocks - the control centre - will be higher than two storeys.
The perimeter wall will be 7.2m high - inside which there is to be a cordon sanitaire to prevent drugs being thrown into inmates.
A new Garda Station will also be built along with a new dedicated road into the prison.
