Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1192. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the monitoring report into the monitoring visit of a place of detention in April 2020 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63026/21]
View answer1193. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the special investigation report completed in 2020 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63027/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1192 and 1193 together.
The Office of the Inspector of Prisons is a statutory body, independent in how it carries out its work, set up under the Prisons Act 2007. The Inspector's key role is to carry out regular inspections of prisons.
The Inspector of Prisons three day monitoring report of Mountjoy Women’s Prison (Dóchas Centre) was received in my office in August 2020. This report has been held for further consideration pending the completion by the Inspector of a report being carried out under section 31(2) of the Prisons Act 2007 in relation to matters concerning the Dóchas Centre.
The Inspector has indicated that she is currently finalising this investigation report and I expect to receive the final report shortly. It is my intention to consider both of these reports as well as their publication together in due course.
