Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

It is my hope that they have been. I expect to get a full report shortly on the extent to which those aspects of the recommendations of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention have been implemented. I am anxious to implement all of his recommendations. Judge Reilly has done an extraordinary job. He is a man of great insight and is now an invaluable part of what I describe as the oversight architecture of the Prison Service. I have a clear intent to do my level best to ensure we implement recommendations that come from him, put in place proper procedures and introduce an additional important element to investigations where complaints are made. When the draft prison rules have been finalised by the Attorney General, our intentions in that regard will be made clear to Members of the House.

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