667. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the funding for community prison links workers for each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7602/25]
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290. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the reason an allegation of corruption by an individual (detail supplied) against the Irish Prison Service (IPS) was referred back to the IPS by his Department; and the reason the findings of this allegation have not been released even though a commitment was made by his Department to do so. [6938/25]
215. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for opening a new prison in Thornton Hall; and its future capacity. [5136/25]
216. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to reform bail laws. [5137/25]
220. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many prison officers are currently working in the Prison Service. [5143/25]
222. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how he is going to ensure 1,500 new prison places are out in place; and his timeline for delivering this. [5145/25]
228. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide extra capacity at the old Cork Prison site to offset overcrowding in the new block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5185/25]
229. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of assaults-incidents involving prison officers in Cork Prison and each of the State prisons in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5186/25]
180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of people currently serving custodial sentences in the State, by prison location, the capacity currently occupied in each prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3736/25]
183. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the criteria for transferring prisoners to open prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3752/25]
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people currently employed within the Irish prison service, by role and by prison/office location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3772/25]
189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average annual cost of housing a prisoner within the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/25]
190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of each of the Irish prison centres, by location, in tabular form; how many are over capacity; how many people are detained in each facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3796/25]
191. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that have occurred in Irish prisons that have resulted in disciplinary action, per year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3797/25]
192. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners in the Irish prison system that are subject to isolation restrictions for over 20 hours per day and for over 23 hours per day, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/25]
193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of open prisons in the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/25]
194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff within the Irish prison service that are directly involved in the Prison Service escort corp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3801/25]
195. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number people currently detained in female prisons within the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/25]
196. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number people employed directly within female prisons within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3803/25]
771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the supports available to persons who are newly released from prison; and to provide a list of the agencies responsible for delivering supports. [2143/25]
772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of persons that leave the prison service and enter homelessness. [2144/25]
789. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to expand prison capacity such as alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/25]
833. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently slopping out in Irish prisons, by prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3281/25]
834. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the number of people toileting in the presence of another in Irish Prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3282/25]
835. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding in Limerick Women's prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3283/25]