Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Sometimes Prison Service staff are trapped between the chief medical officer and the Prison Service. To get out the way they want, the chief medical officer must sign something, but he says it is not his problem if he thinks they are capable of working but the Prison Service cannot reasonably accommodate them. Some people find themselves trapped. Does Mr. Culliton have influence to tell the chief medical officer to sign the form because a person is impaired? The chief medical officer will not do so and sign out the person because he or she is capable of doing light work. In the meantime the injured officer is out there, and Deputy Aylward highlighted a case a moment ago. I know Mr. Culliton stated this case was dealt with but he can understand how some of the officers injured in the course of their work feel let down by the system. What can happen to bring this handful of cases to a conclusion?