I wish to move a motion for the Adjournment of the Seanad on a specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration. The matter is:
That Seanad Éireann condemns the imprisonment of a 15 year old girl in the adult prison, Mountjoy, which is one of the worst prisons in Europe, on the grounds of being unruly and depraved; and further that Seanad Éireann deplores the total neglect by the relevant Government Departments in providing suitable facilities for accommodating children and young people who come before the courts.
It is absolutely scandalous that any young girl of that age could be certified as depraved and that the judge would have to state that there was no probationary service——
