Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Mullins. My next question is for Ms McCaffrey. Education has been coming up a lot in the contributions. As Mr. Graham said, education plays a key role and people's suffering increases with the realisation that having the knowledge is not always going to introduce everything they may need. Will Ms McCaffrey speak about the importance of education within prison and how we can continue to engage on that? I spent some time with prisoners at Wheatfield Prison recently. While the population of that prison is growing, access to education has stayed the same, as regards the number of classrooms, the number of staff and other resources. Perhaps Ms McCaffrey will address the importance of education in rehabilitation and the role of the prison in that.