Irish Penal Reform Trust

Parliamentary Proceedings

Parliamentary Question: Departmental Properties

3rd April 2007

185. Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the price he paid for a property (details supplied) which is adjacent to Mountjoy Prison; the extent of the site; if he will include it as part of the Mountjoy site development; if he will include Mountjoy Garda Station in the plans; the extent of the total site now in the possession of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12554/07]

Parliamentary Question: Drugs in Prisons

3rd April 2007

192. Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated cost of introducing mandatory drug testing on arrival for all prisoners and regularly thereafter. [12824/07]

Parliamentary Question: Prison Building Programme

29th March 2007

138. Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his previous replies to parliamentary questions on proposals for the future use of the land at Mountjoy Jail, if he will sell the site in its entirety, with planning permission, to commercial interests; if he has planning consultants appointed for the purpose of advising him in that regard; the stage the process is at; if the entirety of the land is or will be classified as having commercial uses or some of it may be transferred for public and community uses; if he still maintains his initial reluctance to transfer any part of the Mountjoy Prison site to the Mater Hospital, in view of the Mater's subsequent designation as the site for a combined national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12240/07]

Parliamentary Question: Prison Building Programme

27th March 2007

199. Mr. Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the construction of the education unit at St. Patrick's Institution was completed; the projected and actual cost; the number of people and their capacity, employed in the running of the facility; the activities that have taken place there to date; when they commenced; the number of young offenders who have used same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11111/07]

Parliamentary Question: Prison Service Property

27th March 2007

200. Mr. Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of funding received for the sale of grounds of Shanganagh Castle; the use same was put to; the position in relation to the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11112/07]

Parliamentary Question: Proposed Legislation

27th March 2007

235. Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce legislation equivalent to the British Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; if he will outline any practical difficulties that might be involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/07]

Parliamentary Question: Prison Committals

20th March 2007

196. Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who were placed in padded cells in 2005 and 2006. [9443/07]

Parliamentary Question: Prisoner Releases

20th March 2007

210. Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners from each prison here who prior to their release date and taking into account normal remission, were let out on early release in 2006. [9683/07]

Parliamentary Question: Official Engagments

20th March 2007

265. Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a list of each of the occasions he has visited each of the prisons in the State since he became Minister. [10449/07]

Parliamentary Question: Juvenile Offenders

20th March 2007

267. Mr. Curran sked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of young people taking part in the Garda youth diversion project in Clondalkin and Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10485/07]

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