Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion

Mr. Gabriel Keaveney:

That is an issue for us. I want to explain fully what it means for our members and what it means for the powers of the Director General, as opposed to what is currently the Secretary General, which is one of the issues. In regard to who has been consulted on the code of conduct, we have no issue whatsoever. We have sat in rooms with prisoners in regard to various issues, both here and across the water, so the more people who are consulted, the better, once the right code of conduct comes into place.

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