Parliamentary Proceedings
Parliamentary Question: Prison Staff
15th October 2003
115. Ms Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his proposals for the ending of overtime by prison officers; if it is intended to reopen negotiations with the IPOA, following the recent breakdown in talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23362/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Service
15th October 2003
124. Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to reduce the cost of keeping prisoners in custody; the reason it costs more than €200,000 per year to keep a prisoner in Portlaoise Prison, but less than half that amount in Mountjoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23366/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Privatisation
15th October 2003
60. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Government's plans for privatising aspects of the criminal justice system, including prisons; and the reasons for same. [23467/03]\ 62. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in development by the Government for the privatisation of prisons outside of the current package of measures under negotiation with the Prison Officers' Association. [23468/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Service Sick Leave
15th October 2003
61. Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he plans to take to redress the high level of sick leave as identified by the Comptroller and Auditor General among prison officers. [23503/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Privatisation
15th October 2003
65. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in development to privatise prisons should the current negotiations with the Prison Officers' Association collapse. [23432/03]\ 121. Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the privatisation of prisons is not under consideration by the Government in any circumstance. [23439/03]\ 122. Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for privatising all or any part of the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23358/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Committals
15th October 2003
76. Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of non-nationals incarcerated; the comparison to the previous year's figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23436/03]
Parliamentary Question: Sex Offenders Register
15th October 2003
193. Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the development of an all-Ireland sex offenders register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23509/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Deaths
15th October 2003
111. Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of incidents of suicide, attempted suicide, self-harm and drug overdose in prisons and juvenile detention centres here over the past five years; and the breakdown per institution. [23209/03]
Parliamentary Questions: Juvenile Offenders
14th October 2003
450. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Ireland has the highest rate of juvenile incarceration within the EU; and the rates of incarceration for juveniles here and elsewhere in Europe. [22882/03]
Parliamentary Question: Prison Service
9th October 2003
192. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures the Government intends to take to bring down the costs of incarceration; the measures his own Department intends to take; and his views on whether cross-Departmental efforts are needed to achieve this end. [22801/03]
