Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Why is the Minister adding in a provision at this late stage in the Bill to allow for prisoners to gain remission of sentence in the following manner: "...the remission which he or she may earn from that sentence under the rules of practice whereby prisoners generally may earn remission of sentence by industry and good conduct."? Why is he including a provision to provide for exactly what the Fine Gael Party has been proposing, that the prisoner would have to earn his or her remission by industry and good conduct?

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