Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Repatriation of Irish Prisoners in the United Kingdom: Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas

3:00 pm

Fr. Gerry McFlynn:

I think that is the crux of the problem. The problem with that from the prisoner's point of view is that he or she has to satisfy the parole board and that is what keeps the situation going on indefinitely.