Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I join with other colleagues in calling for a debate on the Prison Service. That debate should not just be about prison buildings but about the culture of what goes on in those prisons. I commend Judge Reilly for his persistence in undertaking his task of exposing what was going on in St. Patrick's Institution. It is a disgrace that in 2012 these types of horrific incidents should be occurring to vulnerable young people in State institutions, for that is what St. Patrick's Institution is.

I welcome the fact that St. Patrick's Institution is to close by 2012 and I also welcome the new facilities being provided in Oberstown.

In light of the announcements yesterday by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, in the so-called document, Putting People First, I took Senator Landy?s advice and read the 200 page document last night. It is very impressive-----