Holly Cairns
Ceist:
367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19175/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra
It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 367 to my Department, which was for answer on April 7 2022, in which you asked if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in my Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit; and if I would make a statement on the matter.
As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to contact you again. Please find a response to this question below for your consideration.
Defibrillators are installed in all of the offices occupied by the Department of Justice which are accessible by the public and staff in each building are trained in their use.
The Courts Service has a total of 95 defibrillators in its buildings throughout the country.
Defibrillators are installed in the Irish Prison Service public offices and buildings accessible by the public. Defibrillators are also installed in all prisons and are available to medical staff to provide assistance to staff, visitors and prisoners.
I am informed that the Legal Aid Board has a defibrillator in its public office in Smithfield, Dublin. Including Smithfield, the Legal Aid Board currently has 41 public offices. In some cases, the Board is the sole tenant in a property and in such cases, there is no defibrillator on-site. In other cases, where the Board shares a space with other tenants, a defibrillator may be available within the common areas of the building or complex.
The Probation Service has defibrillators installed in its offices in Smithfield and Cork Street in Dublin and in its Cork Probation Office. A number of Probation Service local Offices are situated in Shared Government Offices where access to defibrillators may be available. In local offices staff are advised to familiarise themselves with the location of the nearest defibrillator as part of emergency planning.
I am further informed that it is not currently the practice to provide defibrillators in all Garda stations.
All other agencies and bodies under my remit have a defibrillator installed, or have access to one.
