Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 February 2008
435 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the exercise and recreational facilities available to prisoners in each prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/08]
View answerAll prisons have a wide range of exercise and recreational facilities. The facilities vary from prison to prison dependent on the size of the prison, age of the prison and profile of the prisoners.
All prisons have outdoor exercise facilities available to prisoners, as is required under the Prison Rules, 2007, and each prisoner receives at least one hour of outdoor activity or exercise each day. In addition all prisons have a range of other recreational facilities for prisoner use. These range from outdoor sports fields to gymnasia and indoor activities such as pool, access to televisions, libraries and board games. In general these facilities are available in the evening and at weekends, when the prisoners have completed their normal day to day activities, such as education courses, vocational training, or cleaning and catering duties.
