Dáil debates

Tuesday, 3 October 2006

2:30 pm

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The Prisons Bill is before the Seanad and if the Deputy consults the proceedings of that House, he can confirm that. The decision was made in July this year to provide in that Bill for a statutory basis for the inspector's job. The amendments will be put down shortly in the Seanad and the Deputy will have an opportunity to debate them in this House and in the justice committee before Christmas.

The inspector is most certainly independent. Any reader of his reports will know they are not written by me or to please me or at my dictation——

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