24th February 2004
Mr. Cuffe: asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will attend the conference, breaking the barriers: partnership in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia, being held at Dublin Castle on 23 and 24 February 2004; if he will make a commitment to seriously investigate the best practice models of HIV/hepatitis C prevention in prisons (details supplied) that are operating in many of the countries represented at that conference with a view to implementing them here; and if not, the reason he is content to preside over a prison health system that does not meet accepted international best practice in this regard, nor strive to do so. [5618/04]
24th February 2004
436. Mr. N. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has the intention of reopening of recently closed prison in the future. [5632/04]\ \ 454. Mr. Conor Lenihan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the Shelton Abbey prison facility and if it will be retained under the control of the Irish Prison Service. [5904/04]\ \ 455. Mr Conor Lenihan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that if the Shelton Abbey prison facility is to be given to another agency, that all ot the existing prisoner officer staff will be offered positions with the new agencies given both the age and experience these officers have in relation to administering this open prison facility. [5906/04]
19th February 2004
197. Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 27 January 2004, the type of facility and location at which inmates currently located in Loughan House will be detained following the change in status of Loughan House; the location at which future inmates who would be suitable to such a facility will be placed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5399/04]
19th February 2004
198. Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he is taking to resolve the ongoing dispute with prison officers; the arrangements he has in place should industrial action take place; the projected cost in overtime and allowances for both gardaí and Army personnel should they be called upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5400/04]
19th February 2004
216. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the purpose of the works he intends to have carried out at Beladd Park housing estate in Portlaoise; and the options his Department is considering for its future use. [5513/04]
19th February 2004
218. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain the apparent contradiction between his Department's reply to the Irish Penal Reform Trust's Freedom of Information request of 17 October 2003 (details supplied) in view of his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 11 February 2004; and if he will release the records of all communications between his Department and the companies. [5616/04]
18th February 2004
273. Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost involved over recent years of the total refurbishment of Mountjoy women's prison; if it is the Government's intention to close down that prison in the main Mountjoy Prison complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5163/04]
18th February 2004
285. Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in the ongoing talks between his Department, the Irish Prison Service and the Irish Prison Officers' Association on the future management of some places of detention; if every effort will be made to retain Loughan House under the management of the Irish Prison Service as it is the most cost-effective prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5354/04]
17th February 2004
460. Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the refurbishment of Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow; the length of time during which the refurbishment was undertaken in the 2001 to 2002 period; the impact this had on occupancy levels during that period; the plans for the future of Shelton Abbey open prison and the relocation of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/04]
11th February 2004
287. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since January 2004, legal counsel have been barred from visiting their clients in Mountjoy Prison on Wednesdays; if this situation is the result of a ministerial order; and the actions he will take to ensure that legal counsel are permitted to meet with their clients on Wednesdays. [4360/04
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.