Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce legislative changes to deal with the prevalence of mobile phones within the prisoner population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47144/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Section 36 of the Prisons Act 2007, which came into affect in May 2007, makes it an offence for a prisoner to have unauthorised possession of or use mobile telecommunications devices. Under the Act it is also an offence to supply such a device to a prisoner. The penalty for such an offence, on summary conviction, is a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, and on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.