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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 18 Dec 2002

Vol. 559 No. 6

Written Answers. - Prison Visiting Committees.

Jim O'Keeffe

Jim O'Keeffe

Jim O'Keeffe

Question:

214 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the moneys spent on the administration of the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925, could be more usefully expended within the penal system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26892/02]

Jim O'Keeffe

Jim O'Keeffe

Jim O'Keeffe

Question:

221 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 394 of 10 December 2002, the amount of expenses paid to members of prison visiting committees for 2000, 2001 and to date in 2002; if he will provide this information as expenses claimed per person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/02]

Michael McDowell

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 221 together.

As I previously explained to the Deputy, a visiting committee is appointed to each prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925, and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. I am satisfied that the visiting committees perform a very valuable service and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their efforts and hard work.
The function of visiting committees is to visit at frequent intervals the prison to which they are appointed and hear any complaints which may be made to them by any prisoner. They report to me any abuses observed or found by them in the prison and any repairs which they think may be urgently needed. The visiting committees has free access either collectively or individually to every part of their prison. In inspecting prisons, the visiting committees focus on issues such as the quality of accommodation and the catering, medical, educational and welfare services and recreational facilities. The committees also submit annual reports to me which are subsequently published. Members of visiting committees receive no remuneration. Vouched expenses for travel and subsistence are paid, on the authorisation of the prison governor, in line with Civil Service rates. Following is a table of the payments to individual members of prisons visiting committees for the period requested by the Deputy. The table reflects changes in the composition of the committees as a result of the term of appointment of some members ending and new members being appointed.

Prison

Name

2000(£)

2001(£)

2002(€)(to November)

Arbour Hill Prison

Eugene Rudden

None

None

None

Thomas Lynch

None

3929.81

6192.33

Donal O'Meara

4527.76

4464.79

7074.65

John Sheehy

3037.73

3103.38

5317.64

Tom Fleming

4036.15

6791.10

3501.10

Willie Foley

2884.77

2999.96

4715.41

Geoff Levis

3572.53

4137.64

5776.91

John Murphy

3457.54

3460.03

5393.43

Eithne Killeen

None

None

None

Seamas Quinn

N/A

N/A

None

Rita Hayes

N/A

N/A

None

Pat Millea

2245.12

2009.54

3122.83

Kathleen Quinn

2362.22

2620.12

3748.83

Patrick Geraghty

2235.31

2047.80

3826.71

J. J. Flavin

1559.13

None

None

Anthony Donnelly

1260.56

N/A

N/A

Castlerea Prison

Michael Kelly

1650.39

531.42

3429.56

Nuala Carroll

1825.53

468.08

4085.51

Ken Glynn

1095.16

362.40

1968.68

Susan Meagher

1854.42

665.43

3802.31

Sean McCann

1102.43

228.30

1129.01

Val Ryan

2211.23

746.03

None

Christy Gorman

2666.25

2018.21

4930.50

Michael Nevin

1116.03

999.29

2381.49

Rosemary Farrell

566.07

513.62

1301.43

Geraldine Lambert

299.96

720.13

865.48

Billy Burgoyne

N/A

N/A

1408.28

Mary Devine O'Callaghan

786.44

1486.91

325.36

John Byrne

750.24

462.86

None

Dymphna O'Regan

176.05

N/A

N/A

Eddie Brady

407.62

N/A

N/A

Hugh Keane

650.86

N/A

N/A

Jim Nally

128.89

N/A

N/A

John Gerard Campbell

668.65

N/A

N/A

Rhona McGowan

284.16

N/A

N/A

Prison

Name

2000(£)

2001(£)

2002(€)(to November)

Richard O'Reilly

519.87

N/A

N/A

Veronica Cawley

225.88

N/A

N/A

Cloverhill Prison

Cait Ní Fhaoláin

N/A

1315.75

4060.80

Eugene Murphy

N/A

1061.25

1590.72

Peggy Downey

N/A

214.70

1585.98

Martin O'Toole

N/A

1153.39

5148.85

Ned Harty

N/A

2544.39

5514.81

Joe Carroll

N/A

234.10

5843.57

Francis Brennan

N/A

867.18

4860.71

Fintan Hudson

N/A

82.33

303.20

Marie Cleary

N/A

915.70

5114.34

Eddie Martin

N/A

1000.96

2596.25

Michael Coyle

N/A

1070.20

2192.25

Edward Moriarty

N/A

None

None

Cork Prison

Danny Harkin

5269.65

6106.37

6308.11

Peter Cassidy

5484.31

4036.17

4024.32

John O'Neill

3899.41

3823.81

3954.46

Bosco O'Farrell

3987.67

3770.15

3832.06

Sadie Jordan

3847.47

4674.85

4636.97

Colette Carter

4389.56

4850.33

5008.56

Jack Roche

1237.69

2366.40

2437.70

Eddie Creighton

N/A

N/A

None

Anne Butler

N/A

N/A

None

Ray O'Mahony

N/A

N/A

None

Donal O'Shea

2072.57

3200.11

3136.40

Tim Gilbert

4181.67

9065.20

5208.69

Ted Murray

3847.48

4558.95

5008.56

Kevin O'Neill

1660.83

3316.91

4360.19

Paudie O'Connor

1338.78

1714.15

1683.90

Curragh Place of Detention

Gerry McMahon

1254.20

2353.90

2896.33

Paddy Cullotty PC

909.03

1258.06

1045.70

Evelyn Varley

2550.90

2867.51

4215.74

Margaret Coady

1140.66

2373.66

2906.43

Clare Murphy

165.80

256.61

400.81

Mary Ryan

25.49

19.56

46.10

Terry Leyden

1650.96

3181.00

3007.59

Margaret Adams

2169.98

3170.51

3911.59

Esther Fottrell

2641.03

3271.18

4543.22

Michael Anglim

1086.77

2698.93

2967.01

Michael Cahill

3130.12

4009.99

3113.74

Tommy Heraghty

4095.89

4065.76

5063.66

Adrian Kane

477.87

N/A

N/A

Audrey Goggins

500.66

N/A

N/A

Mary O'Sullivan

338.60

N/A

N/A

James Burke

189.39

N/A

N/A

John Fagan

542.51

N/A

N/A

Michael McGreal

1174.42

N/A

N/A

Nuala Ryan

126.11

N/A

N/A

Fort Mitchel

Maurice Brick

1212.01

1602.47

1960.85

Seamus O'Connell

2212.02

1823.38

2415.46

Mary Green McGoldrick

3558.98

3291.93

5036.58

Tony Fox PC

2563.02

3294.34

4796.25

Joseph Murphy

396.38

519.87

337.32

John Hodnett

1307.54

1603.04

2134.23

Angela O'Connor

2070.52

2196.92

3551.55

Elizabeth O'Beirne

2940.60

3852.58

4322.14

Kevin O'Neill

N/A

N/A

260.76

Eamon Rafter

2548.42

2672.64

5142.45

Elizabeth Leahy

N/A

N/A

228.62

Dan Collins

667.17

1113.26

1329.33

Dan McCarthy

1094.86

1452.20

1856.32

Pat McAuliffe

703.27

1281.57

664.49

Limerick Prison

John Dowling

None

949.78

1061.41

Tim O'Driscoll

None

None

159.55

Michael Doherty

2390.62

3485.06

3627.23

Michael Fahy

2808.17

3662.42

4254.75

Ger Connolly

3012.14

3058.00

3191.73

Collette Scanlon

1862.35

2753.86

2501.41

Tom O'Keeffe

2323.09

3755.11

4111.70

Ann O'Keeffe

None

None

None

Robert Mulcahy

602.47

779.45

646.83

Eileen O'Brien

N/A

N/A

None

Prison

Name

2000(£)

2001(£)

2002(€)(to November)

Noirin Mitchell

N/A

N/A

None

Teresa Lynch

N/A

N/A

None

Denis Lyons

1429.70

1861.05

2144.39

Veronica Harney

2173.08

2596.99

2690.89

Michael Mulcahy

205.40

None

None

Loughan House

Willie McDermot

None

3528.79

4857.55

Denis Brosnan

6021.69

4161.23

7499.12

Eugene Delaney

3052.99

2823.21

3567.79

Rita Delahunty

4005.48

2613..21

4759.50

Eddie Feeley

528.19

583.02

879.25

Clifford Kelly

2522.78

2250.70

4393.96

Kathleen Richie

63.83

23.66

354.46

Niall McCole

3130.52

3018.69

4414.99

Alice Bonner

795.52

945.26

714.55

Brendan Hughes

1973.79

1405.26

2054.84

Martin Doonan

N/A

N/A

None

Mary Kathleen Johnston

1583.93

786.16

1772.80

Brian Wynne

283.05

87.76

167.13

Cora Duffy

2060.20

N/A

N/A

Midlands Prison

Breandán MacGearailt

N/A

1378.73

5063.68

John Cronin

N/A

1170.80

3738.34

Colm Wylie

N/A

955.63

2859.40

Charlie O'Connor

N/A

1502.21

1707.15

Teresa Mulhare

N/A

613.79

495.69

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

N/A

880.94

1294.81

Paddy Boland

N/A

341.19

1433.32

Danny Bell

N/A

1040.94

1435.54

Nuala Halpin

N/A

241.33

1698.31

Colette Vaughan

N/A

1634.47

2573.12

Eileen Morris

N/A

1548.76

3939.94

Brigid Teefy

N/A

1237.15

1891.03

Mountjoy Prison

Bernie Nolan

1298.26

1266.08

1672.25

Paddi Connellan

5278.86

4579.93

5132.76

P.J. Morley

N/A

3366.42

6307.12

John O'Leary

6122.25

4965.64

7062.37

Stephen Langton

4199.17

3210.05

4857.60

Michael Donegan

4161.47

5314.50

6584.83

Basil McGill

5246.06

5224.17

6526.18

Bridie Fitgerald

N/A

N/A

3260.74

Desmond Gibney

N/A

N/A

None

Pierce Wyse

N/A

N/A

None

Betty Minihane

N/A

N/A

None

Carmel Bolger

None

None

11199.48

Jim Tunney

714.54

457.66

None

Paddy McHugh

6598.92

4600.67

1255.14

James Ivers

5138.39

4158.44

6251.20

Charlie O'Connor

1473.05

N/A

N/A

Maura Kelly

5058.02

None

2867.81

Portlaoise Prison

Michael Murphy

3805.02

4077.20

5235.02

Michael Haugh

698.66

1279.78

1697.59

Michael Maguire

660.60

1111.83

1604.19

Paddy Connolly

3816.24

3507.84

4805.60

Eileen Curran

3118.60

3365.86

5275.91

Tom Twomey

N/A

695.20

1565.77

Jim Lanigan

1716.48

1705.27

2081.85

Catherine Quinn

929.55

762.61

1232.27

H.H.J. Gray

534.21

282.21

809.17

Mary Wheatley

270.97

216.00

137.12

Catherine Rochford

N/A

N/A

None

Jeremiah Healy

3615.29

3609.28

4226.97

Sean Keating

3612.23

3602.08

4156.77

Eddie Kirwan

39.81

N/A

N/A

Jane Clare

493.93

N/A

N/A

Maria Corrigan

202.65

N/A

N/A

Michael Connor Scarteen

40.34

N/A

N/A

Miriam McClean

99.85

N/A

N/A

Shanganagh Castle

Jim Kelly

196.93

115.82

352.49

Francis Corcoran

3474.52

4198.05

4033.66

Tony McCarthy

4658.17

2466.19

5583.48

Marie O'Brien Campbell

868.97

520.25

860.08

Dick Ryan

3380.41

2250.66

4185.43

Brian Byrne

623.40

410.15

688.67

Cait O'Connor

3455.31

3526.42

5470.39

Prison

Name

2000(£)

2001(£)

2002(€)(to November)

Daniel Fleming

3283.49

7066.10

4265.32

John Joe O'Brien

4642.87

4732.90

5805.39

Maureen Barrett

2219.76

951.92

2826.11

Peter Considine

3814.09

3910.12

5268.70

Rosemary Dunne

118.13

None

N/A

Shelton Abbey

Patrick Kilduff

1738.45

3247.99

5021.29

Kevin Fitzgerald

537.69

689.49

771.38

Pat Doran

369.77

700.67

834.58

Oonagh Doyle

860.43

991.51

1519.27

Pat Fitzgerald

364.37

845.55

595.53

Colette Douglas

N/A

N/A

169.22

Hugh O'Keeffe

222.71

876.50

764.87

P.J. Sheridan

2053.43

1567.29

2059.57

John Byrne

N/A

N/A

None

Peadar Clohessy

487.62

2260.64

2798.11

Kathleen Maher

917.29

1433.39

2059.94

Pierce Wyse

1225.53

1033.89

None

John Murphy

1035.09

1145.83

1348.31

Mark Minihan

869.88

937.19

1450.56

Lailli De Buitlear

54.98

N/A

N/A

St. Patrick's Institution

Colm O'Donnell

2958.51

3530.19

4114.10

Victor Fisher

N/A

2209.84

4446.05

Mary O'Regan

4340.75

4936.60

5641.73

Hugh Conaghan

N/A

590.43

4946.09

James Ladden

3443.42

4121.28

4338.49

Patrick O'Sullivan

N/A

N/A

4413.56

Hugh Lynn

3464.48

3251.35

3793.09

Noel Cloak

3625.09

3631.26

4038.72

Mary Murphy

3242.46

4292.24

4040.32

Michael Burns

N/A

N/A

None

Bridie Fitzgerald

3275.55

4968.24

2792.79

Christopher O'Malley

3652.48

3688.15

4281.15

Frank Hourican

2500.16

189.93

N/A

Lawrence Kelly

3638.34

4411.03

4560.90

Timothy Falvey

3548.03

4032.45

3487.86

Edel Lyons

938.90

N/A

N/A

Training Unit

Evelyn White

1158.48

1806.66

2366.44

Denis Falvey

4005.97

4327.97

5501.85

Aiden Mullally

4270.35

3593.23

5855.61

Matt Ryan

3678.67

3548.15

4401.99

Tras Honan

2455.03

2196.21

2727.06

Kathleen Diamond

3701.85

3289.30

4018.75

Noel Coade

399.36

586.20

984.87

Deirdre Kenneally

3346.03

3283.07

3356.83

Geraldine Foster

N/A

N/A

None

Mary Kelly

N/A

N/A

None

Patsy Geraghty

N/A

N/A

None

Michael Goonan

4959.40

4800.57

5902.82

Paudie Fuller

4487.15

4745.52

5486.65

Timothy Dooley

3140.76

3478.73

2781.88

William Sampson

1913.29

2609.82

3994.61

Bobby O'Connell

821.18

N/A

N/A

Wheatfield Prison

Tom Hussey

1205.12

3534.29

4150.13

Pat Leahy

None

None

None

Pat Driscoll

4655.88

5056.32

6928.97

Michael O'Shea

4357.26

4624.14

7063.23

Mary Hoade

3847.44

3483.55

5114.46

Jody Gunning

1921.57

1558.80

1724.21

Phil Sherdian

536.59

832.56

810.28

Kieran Molloy

1421.78

2536.22

1037.45

Walter Lacey

1395.02

1215.59

2201.18

Martin Miley

948.16

1359.83

2025.74

Kathleen Hickey

4130.50

4005.19

6464.14

Rena Donaghey

3182.99

4518.50

5232.05

Philip Hourican

N/A

64.56

N/A

Daniel O'Mahony

1769.22

None

N/A

Fidelma Collins

1813.63

N/A

N/A
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