Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know it was not Ms McCaffrey's intention. I am raising it to clarify it in case some people watching take the other meaning. What is the position involving the Garda and the Irish Prison Service regarding security when transferring prisoners? There are 41,000 transfers per annum. Obviously, the Irish Prison Service has to have a serious protocol. Is the Garda always available at the drop of a hat when needed? There is a security issue I do not want to go into but the public wants to be satisfied. If there are 41,000 movements of prisoners in and out of jails every year, mainly to and from courts but also to and from hospitals and so on, are those movements secure from everybody's point of view? Is there a protocol? The media reports at the time to which I am referring suggested certain people were not available or whatever. Has the bigger picture been addressed?