Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021
355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to publish the three-day monitoring report on operations in the Dóchas centre submitted to her office in August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35758/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the status of the investigation report under section 31(2) of the Prisons Act 2007 that was due to be submitted to her by the Office of the Prison Inspectorate in December 2020; if she has received this report yet; if so, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35759/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 355 and 356 together.
As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons is a statutory body, independent in its work, set up under the Prisons Act 2007.
The section 31(2) report referred to by the Deputy has not yet been furnished to me by the Inspector of Prisons. However, the Inspector continues to engage with my officials regarding the progress made on the finalisation of the report and work is ongoing in that regard.
Publication of the monitoring report referred to, which has been received by my Department, is held pending completion of the section 31(2) report.
