Irish Penal Reform Trust

Parliamentary Proceedings

Parliamentary Question: Prisoner Escorts

22nd October 2003

248. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the research his Department has conducted into the costs of prisoner escort; the costs of contracting this service out to private companies; and the potential strategies for cost saving while maintaining this service within the public sector. [24582/03]

Parliamentary Question: Prisoner Escorts

22nd October 2003

249. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the research his Department has conducted into the experience of privatised prisoner transport in other jurisdictions; and his views on the evidence. [24583/03]

Parliamentary Question: Probation and Welfare Service

21st October 2003

351. Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of probation officers working in the probation service; the extra resources that have been made available recently or that he plans to make available; his views on the work of the service and plans for reorganisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24114/03]

Parliamentary Question: Juvenile Offenders and JLO

21st October 2003

352. Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of juvenile liaison officers working in each Garda division respectively; the average number of cases worked on by each in 2002; his plans to reorganise or upgrade the service; the cost of the service in 2000, 2001 and 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24115/03]

Parliamentary Question: Sexual Offences

21st October 2003

358. Mr. S. Power asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the percentage of the current prison population serving sentences for sexual offences; the number who have taken part or are taking part in treatment programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24250/03]

Parliamentary Question: Prison Service

16th October 2003

168. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will as a matter of urgency investigate the case of a person (details supplied) incarcerated in Castlerea Prison, who is being kept in an isolation cell; and if he will communicate with the prison authorities the urgent need to remove this person from isolation and to transfer them to the Central Mental Hospital for treatment on an urgent basis. [23817/03]

Parliamentary Question: Prison Accommodation

15th October 2003

89. Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to address the serious shortcomings in prisons identified in the report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention; the steps being taken to deal with the criticism of his Department and the Irish Prison Service by the inspector, which he said were slow to provide him with information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23365/03]

Parliamentary Question: Drugs in Prisons

15th October 2003

80. Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Government will commit to providing bleach to prisoners as a HIV prevention measure, as is standard practice in at least 11 of 23 EU jurisdictions, as well as in all Canadian federal prisons. [23434/03]

Parliamentary Question: Human Rights Issues

15th October 2003

102. Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent report of the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which expressed serious concern regarding the ill-treatment of some persons in Garda custody; the steps he is taking to address the issues raised in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23372/03]

Parliamentary Question: Drug Seizures

15th October 2003

82. Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug seizures in prisons and juvenile detention centres here over the past five years; and the breakdown by institution. [23208/03]

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