Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
3:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I appreciate that. Prisons contain some of the most disadvantaged in society in terms of educational attainment. In many cases those with serious learning difficulties need as much educational service as they can get to improve their capacity to function on leaving prison, particularly in respect of issues around literacy and health.
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