Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it was appropriate that the non-national occupants of a hostel that went on fire in Dublin on the night of 25 October 2006 were accommodated, on the direction of gardaí, in Mountjoy Prison. [36313/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that on 25 October, 2006 members of An Garda Síochána, with the assistance of a wide range of government and non-government agencies, dealt effectively with a major incident involving a serious threat to life and property, which resulted in a group of people being left homeless in the early hours of the morning.

I understand that an offer was accepted from the Prison Service to accommodate these temporarily homeless people within the Mountjoy Prison complex, at short notice, and on an emergency basis. Dublin Bus and staff at the Mater Hospital also greatly facilitated this immediate solution. I am also informed that the relevant authorities resumed responsibility for the group's welfare the next day.