Mr. Eoin Carroll:

Grendon Prison operates according to a very similar model. It has a very specific approach that would appeal to a certain type of prisoner. It may appeal to a prisoner who has tried something before that has not worked. The Grendon Prison and Coolmine models could not be rolled out across the entire prison estate. The Irish Prison Service had indicated that it was seeking to establish a therapeutic community within the prison system. It made reference to Coolmine as part of that process, but that proposal has disappeared. We have not heard about it.