James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not have a timeline for that consideration but know the director general of the Irish Prison Service, Caron McCaffrey, is quite a progressive director and will be taking this matter quite seriously. I agree with the Deputy. We have to ensure people with disabilities receive the services and supports they need in prison and get timely access to those types of supports. It is certainly something we in the Department of Justice will be paying close attention to. I have no doubt that now that Covid has passed and the Prison Service is in a position to give consideration to this matter, that consideration will be active and this will be determined by the Prison Service in that respect. In the meantime, as we expand our prison services, they will meet all the regulations in terms of supports and needs. That will be the case with the physical buildings but also, as the Deputy rightly points out, the services provided within the Prison Service.

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