9th December 2004
200. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the present status of the institutions of detention at Spike Island, Loughan House, Shelton Abbey and the Curragh. [32977/04]
9th December 2004
201. Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the programmes in place for the treatment of sex offenders; the number of sex offenders serving prison sentences; the number of sex offender treatment places available, and in which institutions; if all available sex offender treatment places are currently filled; if there is a waiting list; if so, the number on the waiting list and current waiting time for treatment; the number of sex offenders in the State who have completed the treatment course since its introduction and the present status of these individuals; the post-release programmes offered to such offenders who have completed a course of treatment; the results of any studies of the effectiveness of the treatment programmes available to sex offenders in this State; and his plans for the further development of such programmes. [32978/04]
8th December 2004
40. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that procedures are in place to protect prisoners from hepatitis C infection through the use of non-sterilised equipment by prison barbers. [32574/04]
8th December 2004
42. Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce a pilot needle exchange in prisons here in view of the conclusions of the study, Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience. [32573/04]
8th December 2004
52. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made with regard to the implementation of the commitment contained in An Agreed Programme for Government to end all heroin use in prisons here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32512/04]
8th December 2004
57. Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases for compensation lodged to date by serving or former prisoners arising from the lack of in-cell sanitation; his views on the claims lodged; when he expects that all prisons will be fully equipped with in-cell sanitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32508/04]
8th December 2004
67. Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff, broken down by grade, still deployed at the Curragh and Spike Island prisons; the date on which the last prisoners were transferred from these jails; the amount paid in salary and expenses to staff since that date; the overtime paid to these staff; his views on whether this is the most effective use of the moneys allocated to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32510/04]
8th December 2004
15. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a report, Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, published by a panel of international experts on prison health care, which found that a needle exchange programme in prisons would improve safety conditions for both staff and prisoners; if he intends to study the report's findings with a view to reviewing existing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32513/04]
8th December 2004
25. Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to receive the report of the expert group established to consider potential sites for the location of a new prison to replace Mountjoy Jail; when a final decision will be made on the recently constructed Dóchas women's prison in the Mountjoy complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32511/04]
8th December 2004
27. Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the evidence to which he referred on a television programme (details supplied) regarding the effectiveness of mandatory minimum sentencing in reducing crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32587/04]
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.