Dáil debates
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Other Questions
Drugs in Prisons
10:20 am
Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The Minister stated that the Irish Prison Service is going to introduce measures. Is she in a position to provide a more definitive timeline in respect of what will be rolled out and when? Will she also outline the key indicators that will be used in respect of the targeted reduction of drug availability within our prison system? I reiterate that the public cannot understand why drugs and mobile phones are so openly available in prisons. Mobile phones give some members of the prison population the technological capability to direct the commission of crimes outside the prison system. What is the timeline involved and what key performance indicators have been set for the Irish Prison Service in respect of this matter?
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