15th June 2004
533. Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the appointments that have been made to the visiting committees for each Irish prison from 1 January 2003 to 15 June 2004; the persons appointed; and the persons they are replacing. [17807/04]
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell): The attached table* sets out the names of the individuals who have been appointed or re-appointed to the various prison visiting committees for the period between 1 January 2003 and 15 June 2004. Aside from the re-appointments, it is not possible to state categorically which persons were replaced on the visiting committees by the new appointees listed, given that in some instances not all vacancies which occurred were filled.
* Table available for download
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