Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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669. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on concerns expressed about the treatment given to certain prisoners (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32285/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that no prisoner in custody in Mountjoy Prison receives any special treatment or privilege by virtue of being a member of a criminal gang.

Prisons in the Irish prison system are managed in accord with relevant legislative provisions and measures. These provisions and measures are applied equally across the Estate and no prisoners receive privileges, concessions or any other sentence management incentives as a consequence of being a member of a criminal gang.