Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)

Are the extra 70 dormitory spaces replacing the bunking up situation in the single cells? A previous governor resigned over the totally inadequate nature of that provision. Will that be discontinued as a result of these spaces?

Has the Minister obtained any information on how many current prisoners are reoffenders? In my experience, many of the same people come back again. If moneys were invested while they were in there to deal with some of the other problems, this would lessen the risk of reoffending and provide a considerable benefit.

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