Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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262. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make provision for a prisoner (details supplied) on temporary release to sign on at their local Garda station. [43185/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Prison Service inform me that the person to whom the Deputy refers was approved for Reviewable Temporary Release from 1 October 2013. Prior to being granted temporary release, prisoners must agree that they will abide by certain conditions. If they fail to abide by the conditions, they risk being returned to custody.

As part of the temporary release conditions associated with this particular case, the individual concerned is required to report to their local Garda Station on a daily basis and with the prison on a weekly basis. It is considered by the Irish Prison Service that it is too early at this stage of the sentence to reduce the reporting conditions but this will be kept under review.