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- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: I thank the witnesses for their time. We have almost finished this piece of work, although we will be doing some other visits. We will also invite representatives of the Cornmarket Project in Wexford to meet with us. They are quietly doing some impressive work down there, which is unheralded. I visited them with the Minister and was impressed with what they are doing. I wish to thank...
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Finally, I invite Mr. Carroll to respond. While our time has almost expired, I note he mentioned cultural attitudes and issues when he spoke previously. I take it he was referring to people in the Prison Service and the Department. However, am I correct that generally speaking in society, the feeling might be that prison is for punishment, that prisoners should be locked up and the key...
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: This may involve additional training. Members also considered the issue of a sentencing council and some work was done on that subject recently.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Dr. McCullagh mentioned the declining crime rate in New York. It was put to us previously that a factor in that was the impact of the community courts. Are the witnesses familiar with that approach, as it was pointed out they were very effective in New York?
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: A debate on this issue has begun in the UK under the auspices of the Prime Minister. Do the witnesses wish to comment on the direction it is taking or do they have any knowledge of that? No.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Dr. McCullagh mentioned hard-end offenders and that work should be done there. He said they are more challenging and difficult and success can be harder and less immediate. Will he say a little more about that and give examples of what he means?
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: What is the rate of recidivism? What percentage re-offend?
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: The claim that we are doing well because the prison population has increased, that the more people there are in prison, the better we are doing in combating crime, is contradictory.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: We would surely have an outbreak of talk show fascism if radical proposals were made in this area.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: I should certainly hope so.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Absolutely.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Fr. McVerry indicated that some 80% of prisoners have drug addiction problems. The rise in drug use in society generally seems to be paralleled in increased rates of criminality and incarceration. In recent years we have seen the proliferation of many different types of drugs, both legal and illegal. We had a very good debate on this issue in the Dáil recently. I am concerned that we...
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Father McVerry said that if we did some work on remission there would be an outcry. Can he expand on that and explain where it would come from?
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: I thank Professor O'Donnell.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: I thank Dr. McCullagh.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: Does Mr. Carroll want to add anything to that?
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: We will produce our own report. That might prove useful also.
- Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: The purpose of today's meeting is a discussion on submissions on penal reform, including information on international best practice. I thank all of the witnesses for attending today's meeting and for the submissions which they previously supplied to the sub-committee. The sub-committee will first hear a brief opening statement from each of the witnesses, following which there will be a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Discussion with Civil Defence Board (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: I notice 855 people trained in cardiac first response and 290 trained in emergency first responder courses. Mr. Spain mentioned some people are active and others are not so active. How many people were trained in the past year in both of these areas? What has been the level of training in the past 12 months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Discussion with Civil Defence Board (24 Oct 2012)
David Stanton: It appears that some of these courses are quite advanced and useful in other areas also.