23rd June 2004
151. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Ireland supported or opposed the ratification of the basic principles for the treatment of prisoners, adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1990; and his views on the fact that this declaration expresses the agreed international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners and must therefore underpin prison legislation and policy in this State. [18891/04]
17th June 2004
142. Mr. O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on efforts to deal with crime in the Garda division covering Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18145/04]
15th June 2004
528. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide details of allegations of misconduct made by prisoners in the women's wing of Limerick Prison against the prison staff, including the number of allegations, the nature of the allegations, whether investigations have been carried out by a neutral third party and the outcomes of these investigations since January 2000. [17780/04]
15th June 2004
529. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there has been further development of plans, as mentioned in the Irish Prisons Inspectorate's 2003 report, for a new female prison, similar in design to the Dóchas Centre at Mountjoy, at Limerick Prison; if so, the timeframe for construction of the prison; and the new facilities which will be available for the prisoners. [17781/04]\ \ 530. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, since the Irish Prisons Inspectorate report in 2003, there have been changes or improvements in the women's wing of the Limerick Prison, regarding the lack of privacy around the toilet facilities in the prisoners' cells. [17782/04]
15th June 2004
531. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women being held in Limerick Prison; and the average for each month since January 2001. [17783/04]
15th June 2004
533. Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the appointments that have been made to the visiting committees for each Irish prison from 1 January 2003 to 15 June 2004; the persons appointed; and the persons they are replacing. [17807/04]
15th June 2004
481. Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of suicides and attempted suicides in prisons here in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. [17182/04]
15th June 2004
483. Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the replacement of Mountjoy Prison; the person by whom the search for alternative sites is being conducted and the financial basis on which; if the proposed site will be on a rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17189/04]
15th June 2004
487. Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to a previous parliamentary question when a decision will be made on a request by a person (details supplied) who is serving a sentence in a UK prison to be returned to serve the remaining part of their sentence in a prison here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17283/04]
3rd June 2004
156. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he intends to make available to the prison officers' welfare service the policy on bullying agreed between the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health and the Irish Prison Service in 2003; and if his attention has been drawn to concerns that formal complaints of bullying remain uninvestigated and unprocessed more than three months after being made. [17002/04]
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.