Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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702. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of all reports from the office of inspector of prisons that he has received since 2020, listing the date received and the date published; the reason for publishing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60996/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) was established under the Prisons Act 2007 and is independent in how it carries out its functions.

The Inspector's role is to carry out regular inspections of prisons. As part of this work the Office of the Inspector of Prisons carry out inspections comprising General Inspections and Thematic Inspection (i.e. inspection of a specific operational area across the whole prison estate.) In addition, all deaths in custody and deaths that occur within one month of temporary release, are also subject to an independent investigation by the Inspector of Prisons.

OIP reports are published on its website, following review by my Department. Submission dates to the Department and publication dates are provided. These publications can be accessed at: www.oip.ie/publications/.

The tables below set out information related to reports received by my Department from the OIP that are yet to be published.

DiC reports received by the Minister