Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 November 2018
250. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 6 November 2018, if the two nurses are both on duty inside the Mountjoy gate, which closes at 10 p.m; if one is linked to the Dochas Centre; and his views on whether this is adequate. [47825/18]
View answerMountjoy Prison Campus currently comprises Mountjoy Male Prison and the Dochas Centre both of which are located on the same site.
The manner in which the nursing resources on duty at night are deployed is as follows:
- One nurse is located in the Mountjoy Male Prison and one nurse is located in the Dochas Centre.
I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that this represents the compliment of nurses required to provide appropriate cover as determined by a task review completed by agreement between the Irish Prison Service and its staff association. The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that it is currently reviewing nightly activity levels for its clinicians across the prison estate, and will engage with staff representatives under the Joint Task Review process in respect of any proposed changes that are required.
