Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all persons appointed by him to serve as members of boards or review groups or to prepare reports for him since his appointment. [7749/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that I have made the following appointments since becoming Minister for Justice and Law Reform:

1. Judge Michael Reilly, Inspector of Prisons was appointed on 28 March 2011 to investigate an issue of concern and produce a report on the matter.

2. The Thornton Hall Prison Review Committee was appointed on 5 April 2011 to examine the need for new prison accommodation and to advise by 1 July 2011 on whether work on Thornton Hall should proceed.

The members of the Committee are:

- Tom Cooney, Lecturer in Law, UCD, and now adviser to me at my Department.

- Brian Purcell, Director General of the Irish Prison Service.

- Catherine McGuinness, retired President of the Law Reform Commission and former Judge of the Supreme Court, High Court and Circuit Court.