Parliamentary Question: Prison Visiting Committees

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