Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No, we discussed this only at the last meeting. No. 1164 is correspondence from myself enclosing an internal audit report on the subject of the activation and family support programme carried out by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I was very concerned about the content of the report and I propose that we write to the Department for a detailed note on what actions have been taken arising from it, asking for a timeline and the current status of the scheme. The report has been circulated and it was also discussed on RTÉ recently.

The next item is No. 1165, from myself relating to an individual who is employed by the Irish Prison Service and who believes he was unfairly treated over a number of years. This matter has come before us on a couple of occasions and his case was before the Workplace Relations Commission recently, which found in his favour and was condemnatory of the Irish Prison Service in regard to its treatment of him over a period of time. He was awarded €30,000 and this is public knowledge, with his solicitor having spoken about it to the media. I suggest we write to the Prison Service for a note on what lessons it has learned from its handling of the issue, and what action it is taking to prevent a recurrence.