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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am addressing this to the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality. There is a big issue here for the repeat offending rate.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: One could not pick a worse case scenario than somebody walking out of a prison and into a homeless hostel that night. Many of these cases will end up back with the justice system very quickly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Department needs to take a holistic approach here.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: How many releases are there from prison in the course of the year? Are there 6,000 or 7,000?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: People who have had recourse to visit someone in prison will know that the visitor centres are very good and homely places but the community employment and Tús workers are not employed by the Prison Service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: They are the first point of contact that people might have with the Prison Service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: We have covered a lot of ground today, and at this stage I thank everyone from the Department of Justice and Equality, the Prison Service and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the latter of which got off lightly today. I hope the representatives from that Department took some notes. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and all the staff. There is quite a bit of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: The meeting is adjourned until next Tuesday, when we will meet in private session at 10.30 a.m. The next public meeting is on Thursday, 24 January, when we will meet with the Department of Education and Skills, the Higher Education Authority, the Waterford Institute of Technology, the University of Limerick and the Institute of Technology Sligo to discuss Special Report 103 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost to purchase each type of specialist dog (details supplied) used by the Garda dog unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Garda National Technical Bureau by 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Garda National Protective Services Bureau by 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2799/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 282. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra two full-time digital forensic specialists and two extra enforcement lawyers for the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2801/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 383. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a canaloplasty operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2509/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a community neurorehabilitation team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2800/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will next meet with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2802/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 131. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (23 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 153. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3266/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined by Deirdre Quaid, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Deering. I want to hold over the minutes of the last meeting. I have not had an opportunity to review them. In terms of matters arising, we will move on from the minutes and go...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is clear from the opening statement, which will be discussed, that there is a big matter of principle here. We were assured that a report of some description would be concluded and published. However, we are now being told that the advice provided to the HEA makes it clear that this is "not possible". The authority has gone down a long road with a lot of people only to find, at the end...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.