Ms Lorraine Higgins:

In Cork, we are looking at setting up a transition to employment scheme supported by Cork ETB. Two employees of Cork ETB will come into the prison and work closely with students before release. They will help to link students with various employers and educational supports. It is important to have wraparound support for our students when they get out of prison and for students to be aware that people are willing to take them on as employees and that educational opportunities are available to them. That is a positive step which we are looking at for next year.