Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland

9:00 am

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Randall.

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, representatives from which were before us recently, did not have a sufficient number of copies of its paper Developing Inside: Transforming Prison for Young Adults - A New Approach to the Unique Needs of Young Adults (aged 18–24) in Prison. I have copies that may be circulated, including to Ms Randall, for information. A number of my colleagues have copies so we probably have spare capacity. I thank the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice for following through on that.

It is our practice to invite our guests who appear in the course of public hearings in preparation for a report to join us for a photograph as part of the record of our engagement. I invite them and the remaining members to participate. On behalf of the joint committee, I thank all the witnesses, including Ms Niamh Randall, Mr. Aaron O'Connell, Ms Tracey Reddy and Ms Claire McSweeney, and also Ms Helen McCormack who is in the Public Gallery. I thank the Simon Communities of Ireland not only for the presentation today but also for their great work. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

The committee shall now adjourn until 9 a.m. tomorrow, when we will have the Garda Commissioner before us. I expect all the members to be here in good time.

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