Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2009
350 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of inspections which have occurred in St. Patrick’s Institution over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23104/09]
View answerI take the Deputy's query to refer to inspections of St. Patrick's Institution by bodies other than the Irish Prison Service. The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) visited St. Patrick's Institution in October 2006. The facility has been visited twice by the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, since his appointment in January 2008 and was the subject of two reports by his predecessor, Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen. St. Patrick's Institution has also been visited in recent years by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, and was visited in an informal capacity by the Ombudsman for Children, Ms Emily Logan. The Institution is subject to monthly visits by members of the St Patrick's Institution Visiting Committee.
