Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister not only for her answer but for the comprehensive way in which she has dealt with the question. I have never hidden this issue. In fact, I and a number of colleagues spent the day in Maghaberry Prison yesterday and were there for a number of hours. Therefore, it is not the fact that I was in the prison that concerns me, but the fact that a prisoner's private, confidential information was leaked - for example, the details of the room we met in and how long the conversation took, although that was slightly inaccurate because, while the visit was booked for two hours, I was not actually there for two hours.

The Minister said that law-breaking was potentially involved. In other words, it is illegal to leak information. What action is it intended to take in terms of a possible breach of the law?

It is unfair that the reputation of all other prison officers, and other staff, who comply with these laws is sullied by a small number who, for whatever reason, leak information. What steps have been taken to deal with the potential law-breaking that is prima facieinvolved here? Surely nobody should be beyond the law.

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