Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
905. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request that family visits or access is organised for persons (details supplied), in accordance with best practise operating in European prisons. [16660/13]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that a request has been received from the Northern Ireland Prison Service seeking some form of personal contact between the two persons referred to.
I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that discussions are taking place to establish whether a video link-up can be arranged. Both organisations are currently examining their own video technology to determine whether such a link-up can be arranged, given technological compatibility and suitability concerns.
