Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reports which have been submitted to him by Mr. Justice Kinlen; the reports which have been published; the longest period of time which has elapsed between the date a report was submitted to him and the date it was published; the reasons for the delay involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The formal reports received by my Department from the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention, since his appointment, are as follows: First Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention; Report of the Inspection of Cloverhill Prison; Report of the Inspection of Mountjoy Prison and the Dóchas Centre; Report of the Inspection of Portlaoise Prison; Report of the Inspection of Limerick Prison; Report of the Inspection of Wheatfield Prison; Report of the Inspection of Fort Mitchel, Place of Detention; Report of the Inspection of Loughan House, Place of Detention; Report of the Inspection of Arbour Hill Prison; Report of the revisit Inspection of Cloverhill Prison; Report of the revisit Inspection of Limerick Prison; Report of the revisit Inspection of Portlaoise Prison; Report of the Inspection of Castlerea Prison; Report of the Inspection of St. Patrick's Institution; Report of the revisit Inspection of Mountjoy Prison and the Dóchas Centre; Report of the Inspection of Cork Prison; and Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention.

All of these reports, with the exception of the last two, have been published and are available on my Department's website, www.justice.ie. The longest period of time which has elapsed between the date a report was submitted to my Department and the date it was published was approximately six months. It is necessary to have all reports submitted by the inspector and examined before publication and this sometimes involves a number of bodies. However, I have directed that such examinations should be completed as quickly as possible to prevent delays of this type occurring in the future.