Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 19:

In page 11, subsection (1), line 28, to delete "information" and substitute the following:

"information, other than to a governor or a contractor,".

The function of these amendments is to protect the privacy of prisoners. Simply being in prison should not expose a prisoner to personal information about him or her being given to unnecessary third parties. While some information about prisoners is a matter for public record, other than the information detailed in amendment No. 20 a prisoner should be entitled to all the common courtesy and respect that any citizen would expect. I know the Minister has a preference for leaking information at times but others might hold his office in the future and I ask him to legislate with them in mind.