Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The Department obviously does some work with the HSE on medical facilities within prisons. We heard about that earlier. I refer to the children's disability network teams. From what I have seen, some of the most dedicated parents have huge challenges and have ended up in hospital following attacks. It is more of a brass plate than it is anything else. The silo based on some of these things may be a contributory factor to the increasing prison population and not addressing some of the issues earlier. I agree that the Department of Education should be involved, but with what other services does the Department have that kind of engagement?