Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 June 2010
83 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken by the Irish Prison Service and himself to ensure the same access to services by prisoners in the Dóchas Centre, Dublin, with the increase in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23921/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Dóchas Centre, which accommodates the majority of female prisoners in Ireland, was purpose built and specifically designed for women and has a full range of rehabilitative programmes and courses available for the female prisoners accommodated there.
All sentenced and remand prisoners in the Dóchas Centre continue to have access to a wide range of services and facilities — including medical, psychological, psychiatric, dentistry, chaplaincy, educational, work training, library and recreational. The level of access has not changed for prisoners who seek these services.
