Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 November 2021
156. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice when the 2020 report of the Self-Harm Assessment and Data Analysis Project will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57883/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraSafe and secure custody is one of the key pillars of the Prison Service Strategic Plan 2019-2022. Addressing self-harm in Irish Prisons is a central part of delivering that.
Since 2016, the Irish Prison Service has put in place a system to provide robust data on the incidence and profile of self-harm and suicide attempts in Irish Prisons.
A copy of the 2019 report will be published on the website of the Irish Prison Service shortly.
I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a full in depth analysis is underway and a detailed statistical analysis and formal report for 2020 will be published before the end of March 2022.
This will be the fourth annual report detailing all episodes of self-harm by persons in the custody of the Prison Service.
