Mr. Conal McFeely:

The other point Deputy O'Sullivan made, which is a valid one, was about the restrictions when people are out on bail. One prisoner at the moment who is not from Belfast has been told he must live in Belfast. He cannot be at home with his family in case he runs into some local republican or dissident republican. That is the sort of restriction they are putting on people, which is unheard of.

The other issue at the moment is that there is now no communication whatsoever between prisoners in Roe House and prison management. There is no dialogue whatsoever. It has been like that now for more than 18 months. It is unsustainable when there is no dialogue between those who work in Roe House and prisoners. All that will do is lead to more mistrust and conflict and the question is how we break the impasse.

When we spoke to the prisoners recently and when we speak to prison management or the justice Minister they all say one thing, namely, that the only way to resolve the issue is to go back to the August 2010 agreement and the fundamental principles that underpin it. If it can, the committee should stress the fact that the solution lies within that agreement and that is the best way forward. It is the only way to create the conflict-free environment that has been spoken about.