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Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that I have received a detailed business case from the Irish Prison Service recommending the replacement of Cork Prison with a new facility on the adjacent car-park and green-field site. While planning for the project is at a preliminary stage, it is not possible at this juncture to give a definite time-line for delivery. Cork prison will remain fully operational...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service has informed me that the proposed development of a new prison in Cork on the site of the current car park and adjacent green-field site is designed to replace the existing outdated prison with modern cellular accommodation containing in-cell sanitation and showering facilities supported by a full range of ancillary services. The new prison will have an average daily...

Written Answers — Inspector of Prisons: Inspector of Prisons (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I presume the Deputy is referring to my announcement in April 2012 that the death of any prisoner in the custody of the Irish Prison Service will be the subject of an independent investigation by the Inspector of Prisons. There is already a statutory obligation on persons employed in prisons to provide information as requested by the Inspector in the performance of his functions. I am...

Written Answers — Prisoner Complaints Procedures: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: One of the obligations imposed by the Prisons (Visiting Committee) Act 1925 on such committees is to hear any complaints which may be made to them by a prisoner. I intend in due course in legislation to provide for a link between Visiting Committees and the Inspector of Prisons. I have also decided that a new complaints procedure should be introduced under the oversight of the Inspector of...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service has committed in its Three Year Strategic Plan 2012 - 2015 to develop and implement a strategy which will seek to end the detention of 16 and 17 year old boys in St Patrick's Institution and relocate this cohort of offenders into appropriate child-friendly facilities by December, 2013. Progress has already been made as regards 16 year old male offenders and shortly...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Director General that the recently published Irish Prison Service Strategic Plan 2012 - 2015 contains a commitment to develop a specific action plan to address the particular needs of women offenders. The strategic plan for women offenders and those at risk of coming into custody is being prepared in collaboration with the Probation Service and will address the issues...

Written Answers — Penal Policy Review Group: Penal Policy Review Group (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am finalising details regarding membership and terms of reference and I expect to make an announcement shortly.

Written Answers — National Crime Strategy: National Crime Strategy (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that work on the development of a White Paper on Crime, incorporating a National Framework Anti-Crime Strategy, is at an advanced stage and is expected to be completed this year.

Written Answers — Prisoner Privacy: Prisoner Privacy (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service conducted an investigation into the alleged leaking of the private correspondence of a prisoner. However, the investigation could not determine the source of the leak or whether it had originated within the prison system. A separate investigation was also carried out by the Data Protection Commissioner.

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. This information is being collated by the Irish Prison Service. I will forward a reply to the Deputy as soon possible

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am to advise the Deputy that the status of each and every prisoner subject to a restricted regime within the prison system is regularly reviewed. Prisoners who have been removed from general association because of them being a significant threat to the maintenance of good order (Rule 62 of the Prison Rules 2007) are subject to regular reviews during which the reason or reasons for their...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: All prescription drugs dispensed in the Irish Prison Service are prescribed as appropriate by the clinician, following clinical assessment, and the responsibility for prescribing lies with the medical practitioner/dentist. To ensure the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medication, the Irish Prison Service Drug & Therapeutics Committee reviews current medication policies and...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are a range of drug rehabilitation programmes available for prisoners which involve a significant multidimensional input by a diverse range of general and specialist services provided both by the Irish Prison Service and visiting statutory and non-statutory organisations. The programmes seek to reduce the demand for drugs within the prison system through education, treatment and...

Written Answers — Prisoner Medical Records: Prisoner Medical Records (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is not possible to provide the requested figures to the Deputy as this would require the manual examination of records. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort and could not be justified in current circumstances where there are other significant demands on resources.

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Primary care is the model of care through which healthcare is delivered; it is the linchpin of the prison healthcare system. The primary care service is provided using a multi-disciplinary model and intra-disciplinary working processes and strives to provide proactive healthcare with a focus on health awareness and preventative medicine. Each prison has a complement of nurses and/or medical...

Written Answers — Prison Dental Services: Prison Dental Services (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The range of dental services available to prisoners reflects those available in the community under the GMS Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS). This is entirely consistent with the objective of the Irish Prison Service to provide equivalence of care in relation to the provision of healthcare services comparable to that available to medical card holders in the community. The DTSS allows...

Written Answers — Prison Regulations: Prison Regulations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Section 23 of the Prison Rules, 2007 (S.I.No. 252 of 2007) provides that the Governor shall ensure that, where the prison doctor so advises, special provision is made in relation to the dietary needs of a prisoner who suffers from a medical condition the treatment, prevention or alleviation of the symptoms of which necessitates adherence to a special diet. The Irish Prison Service operates a...

Written Answers — Deaths in Prison: Deaths in Prison (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: All deaths in custody are the subject of a Garda investigation and an inquest held in a Coroner's Court. The cause of death is determined by a jury on the basis of the information presented to the Coroner's Court. The Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly has recently been given responsibility to also investigate all deaths in custody. Such investigations will apply to prisoners who...