Seanad debates
Wednesday, 5 March 2003
Prison Visiting Committees: Motion.
A great deal of play is made of people from Kerry and Cork sitting on committees in Dublin. I do not think that is a dreadful thing. Not everybody in a prison in Dublin comes from Dublin, they come from all over the country. A prisoner from Galway grew very attached to me during my time on the visiting committee. I was a source of comfort to him. He saw me as someone who came from a similar background and latched on to me. I am not saying that is the case in all instances but there is a good chance that a prisoner from Kerry will find a way to make contact with a Kerry man serving on a visiting committee in Mountjoy Jail.
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