Mr. Fergal Black:

The director general organised a pilot of families ringing in to Cork Prison last year, and the results back from that were very positive. Yes, there are some security concerns and technical issues we need to get over, but we do not see any reason a loved one who is on a list cannot ring in to the cell to speak to a prisoner. Now that we are almost at the end of the installation of phone units in all prisons, that will be realised.