Mr. Tony McCourt:

My understanding is that there may be other arrangements for committees to visit prisons in general and to deal with complaints from them. However, I would include the issue to which the Deputy is referring as something that might be considered in any review of the exclusion areas. It might be something that should be revisited with a view to seeing whether it really should be excluded. That is a matter for decision by the Minister and the Department.

I commend to the committee that all of those areas should be revisited and I would engage with the Department in any such process.