Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Can I assume that the Deputy has reported the incident to the Garda? Obviously, that is open to him if he believes there has been a breach of the Act. Obviously, it should be reported to An Garda Síochána, and I would assume the Deputy would do that, given that he was affected by it.

I am very happy to arrange a meeting with the Deputy and the director of the Irish Prison Service if the Deputy would like that. I have asked for a report from the director, Michael Donnellan, outlining what the Irish Prison Service knows. There is an official way to give information from the Irish Prison Service and this is the way it should be done if information needs to be made public. The Deputy is saying that it was not done in this instance. It would be appropriate for me in the first instance to get a report from the director and see what further action is necessary at that point.

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