Written answers

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Department of Justice and Equality

Prison Service

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has evaluated or plans to privatise part of the operations of the Prison Service. [17006/16]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have no plans currently to privatise any part of the operations of the Irish Prison Service.

The operation of the service is constantly kept under review. In this respect, it should be noted that section 5 of the Prisons Act 2007 provides that 'the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and the approval of Government, enter into an agreement with another person (in this Act referred to as a "contractor") for the provision by that person of prisoner escort services.

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