Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Review of Prison Visiting Committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26432/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The function of Prison Visiting Committees is to visit, at frequent intervals, the prison to which they are appointed and hear any complaints which may be made to them by any person in custody. They report to the Minister for Justice any abuses observed or found by them in the prison and any repairs which they think may be urgently needed.

Implementation of the legislative recommendations arising from the review will be done by way of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill and so will be subject to the timeline of the legislative process. Drafting is underway and the Department intends to publish the Bill by the end of 2024.

Execution of the non-legislative recommendations is being carried out on a separate timeline within the Department of Justice and an implementation plan is under active development.