Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the persons appointed as peace commissioners between 1 January and 30 September 2009 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36358/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Seventy persons were appointed as Peace Commissioners between January 1 and September 30, 2009. The names and place of residence of the Peace Commissioners appointed are as follows:

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the appointments to prison visiting committees made by him between 1 January and 30 September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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A Visiting Committee is appointed to each prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. Members of Committees are appointed by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for a term not exceeding three years. A Committee should have a minimum of 6 members and a maximum of 12 members. The current membership levels of each Visiting Committee is set out on the table below for the Deputy's information.

The function of Visiting Committees is to visit at frequent intervals the prison to which they are appointed and hear any complaints which may be made to them by any prisoner. The Visiting Committee have free access either collectively or individually to every part of their prison. They report to me any abuses observed or found by them in the prison and any repairs which they think may be urgently needed. It is the normal practice for each Visiting Committee to submit an annual report which is published on the Department's website.

The following table sets out details of the individuals who have been appointed to the various Prison Visiting Committees between 1st January and 30th September 2009, and the date of appointment of each member.