Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 July 2014
214. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide all members of prison visiting committees; their dates of appointment and expiry of term of appointment; the vacancies on each committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31920/14]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that Visiting Committee members are appointed for a period of three years by the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order 1925. There are fourteen Visiting Committees in existence – one for each institution.
Each Visiting Committee comprises no more than six members, and only suitable people with appropriate qualifications and a genuine interest in prison issues are appointed.
The following table lists the current members of the Visiting Committees, their dates of appointment and expiry of term of appointment and the number of vacancies in each.
ARBOUR HILL
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Rita Hayes |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Dr. Abdullah Bulbulia |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Wilhelmina Daly |
|
28.03.2012 |
27.03.2015 |
Paddy Murray |
|
26.10.2012 |
25.10.2015 |
Angela O'Connor |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Tommie Healy |
|
- |
- |
No Vacancies |
CASTLEREA
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Name |
|
28.03.2012 |
27.03.2015 |
Michael Nevin |
|
22.10.2012 |
21.10.2015 |
Eddie Brady |
|
22.10.2012 |
21.10.2015 |
Martin Daly |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
John Keavney |
|
- |
- |
Two Vacancies |
CLOVER HILL PRISON
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Name |
|
12.03.2013 |
11.03.2016 |
Margaret ( Peggy ) Downey |
|
12.03.2013 |
11.03.2016 |
Fintan Hudson |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
David Ruddy |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Laura Jenkins |
|
- |
Two Vacancies |
CORK
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Dermot O'Connell |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Mary Loughnane |
|
22.10.2012 |
21.10.2015 |
Tomas Ryan |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Robin Murray |
|
14.10.2013 |
13.10.2016 |
Anthony Donnelly |
|
- |
- |
One Vacancy |
DÓCHAS
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Noel Cloak |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Bernie Donnelly |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Mary Elliott |
|
22.10.2012 |
21.10.2015 |
Ruth Gallagher |
|
26.10.2012 |
25.10.2015 |
Anne Delaney |
|
- |
- |
One Vacancy |
LIMERICK
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Val Rooney |
|
15.02.2012 |
14.02.2015 |
Mary Prendergast |
|
20.02.2012 |
19.02.2015 |
John Higgins |
|
28.03.2012 |
27.03.2015 |
Patricia McCarthy |
|
26.10.2012 |
25.10.2015 |
James Houlihan |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Pat Conway |
|
- |
- |
No Vacancies |
LOUGHAN HOUSE
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Kathleen Richey |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Andrew Cullen. |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Patrick Boyle |
|
03.12.2012 |
02.12.2015 |
Peter Cutliffe |
|
- |
- |
Two Vacancies |
MIDLANDS
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
08.10.2012 |
07.10.2015 |
Colette Fennelly |
|
10.10.2013 |
09.10.2016 |
Margaret O'Dwyer |
|
10.10.2013 |
09.10.2016 |
Ted Laffey |
|
- |
- |
Three Vacancies |
MOUNTJOY
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2013 |
22.01.2015 |
Joe Aherne |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Phelim McGee |
|
- |
- |
Four Vacancies |
PORTLAOISE
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
26.10.2012 |
25.10.2015 |
Brian O'Neill |
|
03.12.2013 |
02.12.2015 |
Margaret Guijt-Lawlor |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Michael Hough |
|
- |
- |
Three Vacancies |
SHELTON ABBEY
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Gerry Delaney |
|
15.02.2012 |
14.02.2015 |
Thomas Gregan |
|
15.02.2012 |
14.02.2015 |
Margaret Short |
|
21.02.2012 |
20.02.2015 |
Richard Codd |
|
25.11.2013 |
24.11.2016 |
Marie O'Rourke |
|
- |
One Vacancy |
ST. PATRICK'S INSTITUTION
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Denis Murphy |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
John ( Seán) Lyons |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Emma Muldowney |
|
15.02.2012 |
14.02.2015 |
Niall Counihan |
|
- |
- |
Two Vacancies |
TRAINING UNIT
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Sadie Jordan |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Fintan Kelly |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Deirdre Kenneally |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Patrick Noel Turley |
|
14.01.2013 |
13.01.2016 |
Patrick Holton |
|
01.07.2013 |
30.06.2016 |
Anne Confrey |
|
- |
- |
No Vacancies |
WHEATFIELD
|
Appointment Date |
Expiry Date |
Member of Visiting Committee |
|
23.01.2012 |
22.01.2015 |
Stewart Stephens |
|
28.03.2013 |
27.03.2015 |
Kathleen Gill |
|
26.10.2012 |
25.10.2015 |
Brenda Coyne |
|
03.12.2012 |
02.12.2015 |
Anne Carter |
|
03.06.2014 |
02.06.2017 |
Joe Fitzsimons |
|
- |
- |
One Vacancy |
