Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the terms of reference in respect of a review of reports of Dóchas conducted by a person (details supplied). [62374/22]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 165 and 166 of 25 May 2022, if any persons either inmate or prison officers are now the subject of Garda and or internal IPS investigations arising from issues highlighted in the original unpublished reports regarding Dóchas prison staff and inmates; the number of unpublished reports in respect of the Dóchas centre that are in her possession since 2019; and if she will publish those reports. [62375/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together.

On the basis of legal advice received by the Department from the Office of the Attorney General, it is not proposed, at this time, to publish or to comment on a three day monitoring report or a section 31(2) report undertaken by the Inspector of Prisons in relation to the Dóchas Centre which were received in August 2020 and February 2022 respectively.

The Department of Justice has also received (July 2022) a supplementary report requested by the Minister in relation to matters arising from the section 31(2) investigation. As consideration of the reports is ongoing, it is not proposed to comment further on their contents at this time.

I can advise the Deputy that these are the only reports on the Dóchas Centre that have been received in my Department and which are not yet published.