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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Equality (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service operates within the parameters set out in Irish, European and international human rights law and promotes equality and human rights through its policies and practices. Separation of male and female prisoners is provided for under Section 52 of the Consolidated Prison Rules 2007-2014. Female prisoners are accommodated in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the level of maternity care provided to women in custody, including both pre- and ante-natal care, is comparable to that available to women in the community.  It is provided on a shared care arrangement between the maternity hospital to which the patient is referred, and the Healthcare Team in the Dóchas Centre. Pregnant women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes to those in custody that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes can offer purposeful activity to those in custody while serving their sentences and encouraging them to lead law...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the administration of medicine is a core role of the prison nursing staff who undertake such duties in the prisons on a daily basis in line with Irish Prison Service policy. In addition, the administration of opioid substitution treatments on a daily basis, is part of the role undertaken by the addiction pharmacists in the Mountjoy Campus. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Prison Service operates a 28 day menu cycle which was reviewed and updated in November 2015. The menu provides a wide variety of wholesome and nutritious food and drink each day, properly prepared and well presented. All prisoners, in particular those with medical needs, are encouraged to make healthy choices from the menu provided. Section 23 of the Prison Rules, 2007 (S.I.No....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the statistics being sought are not readily available. The information is currently being collated and I will respond to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Prison Service that at present there are 352 Life Sentenced Prisoners in custody. Table 1 below gives the number of prisoners broken down by prison and gender on the 28th February 2017. Establishment Female Male Total Arbour Hill Prison 39 39 Castlerea Prison 16 16 Cloverhill Prison 3 3 Cork Prison 15 15 Limerick Prison (Female) 1 1 Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the director general of the Irish Prison Service, IPS, that the prisoner complaints system is administered by the operations directorate in the Irish Prison Service Headquarters and is governed by the provisions of S.I. 11 of 2013 and Rule 57 of the Prison Rules 2007. The prisoner complaints system provides multiple categories of complaint (A-F), the most serious being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that in-reach mental health services are available in the Dublin and Portlaoise prisons, and Castlerea prison, through collaboration with the Health Service Executive, HSE, and the National Forensic Mental Health Service, NFMHS, to provide forensic mental health sessions weekly in these prisons. The Irish Prison Service, in partnership and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Inspections (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service, IPS, that the inspection of healthcare areas within prisons is not within the remit of the Health Information Quality Authority, HIQA. However, the Irish Prison Service has developed the Irish Prison Service healthcare standards which are the basis on which prison healthcare services are delivered to all persons in custody. The Irish Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the range of dental services available to prisoners is consistent with that available under the GMS Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS) and in line 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Welfare (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it deals with individual prisoners who present with a disability on a case by case basis, and makes every effort to ensure that the therapeutic needs of the individual patient are catered for in an effective and appropriate manner. I am further advised by the Irish Prison Service that it does not record data in the format requested in this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Service Orders (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: To date four Recidivism Studies involving the Probation Service have been carried out by the Central Statistics Office. These are available on its website - www.cso.ie. Similar to its three predecessors, the fourth study is a detailed study of recidivism among offenders placed under Probation Service supervision, including those on Community Service Orders. This fourth study, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that the number of prison places available in each prison is set out in the following table for Year 2016: Establishment Bed Capacity on 31st December 2016 Mountjoy Male 554 Mountjoy Female 105 Training Unit 96 St. Patrick's 34 Cloverhill 431 Wheatfield 550 Midlands 870 Portlaoise 291 Cork 296 Limerick Male 210 Limerick Female 28 Castlerea 340 Arbour...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the total gross exchequer allocation to provide prison placements in 2015 was €332.182m. The equivalent figure in 2005 was €353.557m and in 1995 was €127.638m (£100.502m).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoners Temporary Release (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that the number of prisoners granted temporary release, by prison, for the years 2015 and to date in 2017 is set out in the following table. Establishment 2017 (Year to date) 2016 2015 Arbour Hill 13 26 16 Castlerea 136 912 989 Cloverhill 10 54 68 Cork 246 1,502 2,001 Dochas 244 1,165 1,354 Limerick Female 90 952 1,036 Limerick Male 179 1,143 1,053 Loughan...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that all prisoners who are sentenced to a term of imprisonment, with the exception of prisoners without a determined sentence eg. life sentence prisoners, qualify for one quarter remission on the basis of good behaviour. In addition, prisoners who have engaged in authorised structured activity may apply to receive enhanced remission of greater than...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand from the Garda authorities that the reference mentioned by the Deputy arose in relation to the issue that at the time in question there was no facility on the PULSE system to properly record the reason(s) why breath tests at Road Traffic Collisions may not have been taken. I am advised that the necessary facility was subsequently added to the PULSE system to enable reasons to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 23 February last, Minister Stanton and I published a report showing further significant progress in implementing the recommendations of the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process including Direct Provision and Other Supports for Asylum Seekers. Some 92% of the Report's 173 recommendations are now implemented, partially implemented or are in progress, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that entitlement to Irish citizenship, as well as the conditions pertaining to a grant of citizenship through naturalisation, are governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship through...