Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

We must give them the means to break out of the system. Otherwise what John Lonergan has been telling us for years will continue, not only in the precincts of our prisons but all over the country. The Minister of State should convey to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that he should do something about the matter urgently. Otherwise we will have more serious problems and more of this type of legislation, which is a case of closing the door after the horse has bolted.

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