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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the witnesses. I call Deputy O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does Ms Randall wish to add something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Ms Randall like to take-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ms Randall could follow up with a written submission, which would be welcome. There is a time factor, because we will be moving on with the preparation of our report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Deputy Clare Daly like to follow up on any point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: She is okay. I call Senator Frances Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Senator has concluded, I will call Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. If Senator Conway would like to participate, we are coming to the end of our contributions. I will call Senator Ó Donnghaile next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will ask a final couple of questions. In her introduction, Ms Randall made reference to a point I wish to check because it differed from that in the circulated text of her address. We will be drawing on all the presentations in producing our report. Paragraph 1.2, on the links between prison and homelessness, of the submission states, "Thirty-five percent of prisoners experiencing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was open to interpretation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Which is not the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The phrase "of those" is key. Members might like to note that. Paragraph 1.3 of the submission, on exiting prison into homelessness, states that having permanent and stable accommodation reduces the risk of reoffending by 20%. The paper was produced in 2002, which is 15 years ago. It was not produced here in Ireland. Does Ms Randall believe the statistics, the referencing, still hold...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It sounds like a very busy committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On problematic drug and alcohol use, we have had Irish Prison Service representatives here in addition to representatives from the Prison Officers Association. Mr. O'Connell said the drug-treatment programme in Mountjoy Prison currently offers nine places in an eight-week programme to prisoners seeking to address problematic drug use. Mr. O'Connell commended the lessons to be learned and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Do any of the witnesses wish to make any concluding remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Simon Communities of Ireland (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms Randall. The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, representatives from which were before us recently, did not have a sufficient number of copies of its paper Developing Inside: Transforming Prison for Young Adults - A New Approach to the Unique Needs of Young Adults (aged 18–24) in Prison. I have copies that may be circulated, including to Ms Randall, for information. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 68. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on progress in implementing the recommendation of the report of the interdepartmental working group on fuller working lives to provide guidance material to employers on the use of fixed term contracts beyond normal retirement age; if she has raised the matter with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission; the response...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on implementing the recommendation of the report of the interdepartmental working group on fuller working lives to develop appropriate solutions tailored to the needs of older workers in order to support them to remain attached to the workforce for as long as possible and to reskill or upskill from occupations in which they may no...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (29 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 200. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Workplace Relations Commission in preparing a code of practice under section 42 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to set out best industrial relations practice in managing the engagement between employers and employees in the run up to retirement, including requests to work beyond the normal retirement age in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (28 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the remaining steps to be taken and the timeframe envisaged to allow for Irish ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15380/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (22 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank members for their presence and Senator Colette Kelleher for facilitating the commencement of today's business. Apologies have been received from Deputy Alan Farrell and Senators Martin Conway and Lorraine Clifford-Lee. The first item of business is a discussion on penal reform with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. The joint committee has identified penal policy and penal...