Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps, for example, replacing netting and Garda presence during yard time, he is taking to reduce the incidence of drugs being thrown into Mountjoy Prison from the surrounding streets especially Glengarriff Parade. [9683/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that several steps are being taken to combat the throw-over of drugs into prisons, including Mountjoy Prison.

The Deputy will appreciate that for operational reasons I cannot go into detail on those measures.

However I can confirm that management at Mountjoy Prison advise me they are in regular contact with An Garda Síochána on this issue and that a number of arrests have been made.