Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which first time offenders have early access to education and rehabilitative training in the various prisons throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52041/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes to those in custody that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes can offer purposeful activity to those in custody while serving their sentences and encouraging them to lead law abiding lives on release.  These programmes are available in all prisons and all prisoners are eligible to use the services. 

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