Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask about two other matters, the first of which is work and training participation. According to the service's 2017 annual report, the capacity was put at approximately 70%, which means a good bit of capacity remains available within the prison system. The participation rates are only 24% or 25%. What steps are being taken to encourage greater participation, given that we have the capacity and it would be of benefit to the prison population?

The second matter is education. I do not know what the capacity is in this regard, as it is not stated in the report, or whether education is available to every prisoner or is based on capacity within prisons. It is done in partnership with education and training boards, ETBs. Participation rates in this regard are usually slightly higher, at 35% to 40%, but what steps are being taken to increase them?

I also wish to ask about the incentivised regimes, of which there are three - basic, standard and enhanced. Can Ms McCaffrey briefly provide details on what each entails?