Ms Caron McCaffrey:

I do not have a statistic with me, I am afraid. The majority of prisoners self-declare that they require protection; it is not a regime imposed on them by the Prison Service. It is much more difficult for people to access education and work training under those circumstances. However, we make every effort to ensure they have access to activities. In certain prisons, schools would be open on certain mornings or afternoons for protection prisoners. Similarly, teachers in some prisons go to protection landings to ensure those prisoners can engage in education.