800. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the governance and oversight arrangements in place where the Irish Prison Service commissions or co-produces media content, including podcasts, as part of recruitment or rehabilitative initiatives; and to confirm whether such arrangements are treated as advertising expenditure or commissioned content for procurement purposes…
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801. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the reasons an e-tender process commenced in 2025 in respect of services provided by experts by experience was paused; to specify the authority under which the pause occurred; and to confirm whether expenditure continued during the period in which the tender process was paused. [9410/26]
802. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Department has issued any guidance, circulars, or internal instructions to the Irish Prison Service since 2020 regarding the procurement of media, podcast, influencer, or public relations services; and if so, to specify the dates on which such guidance was issued. [9411/26]
803. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is satisfied that the governance, approval, and procurement controls applied by the Irish Prison Service to podcast, influencer, and media engagements since 1 January 2020 provide value for money and full compliance with public procurement requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9412/26]
347. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider important issues relating to the Irish Prison Service, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7231/26]
353. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in relation to the welfare of persons in Irish prisons; the actions he will take to address the issues highlighted in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7248/26]
354. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to engage with the Irish Prison Service in relation to the welfare of persons in Irish prisons, in particular following a report published in relation to self-harm in the prison system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7249/26]
356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of a prisoner (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that this person is provided a suitable diet to accommodate their diagnosed medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7301/26]
357. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that are in place to facilitate dietary restrictions in prisons on the basis of diagnosed medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7302/26]
358. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that are in place to facilitate dietary restrictions in prisons on the basis of religion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7303/26]
359. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the inability to provide meals designed for prisoners with diabetes in a prison (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with the prison services to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7304/26]
187. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his plans for a new prison in the Glen in Cork. [6195/26]
725. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the prison overcrowding rate in 2025, as published by the Irish Prison Service; the planned capacity increases under the Irish Prison Service Capital Plan. [5689/26]
443. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of women remanded to Mountjoy female prison with consent to bail from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5173/26]
444. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of women remanded to Limerick female prison with consent to bail in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5174/26]
453. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners currently detained in locations where there is in-cell sanitation but not any privacy guard between the toilet facility and the rest of the cell; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5154/26]
454. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inmates in prisons or places of detention in Ireland that are currently required to sleep on the floor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5155/26]
455. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inmates in prisons or places of detention in Ireland who are currently on restricted regimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5156/26]
456. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to places of places of detention and prisons in Ireland, the position regarding the number of prisoners that are currently detained in their cells on a solitary basis for more than 22 hours per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5157/26]
458. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of disciplinary procedures initiated against prisoners, also known as P19s in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5159/26]
459. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he plans to take in response to the issues raised in the Inspection of Prisons Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5160/26]
460. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the current prison population in Ireland, in comparison to the average daily population in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/26]
461. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average cost of keeping a person in prison custody in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; if an explanation for any discrepancy in these statistics will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5162/26]
462. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the prisons and detention services in Ireland, reflecting in each instance the capacity, the number of persons detained, the number of staff assigned, the minimum number of staff on duty at any given time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5163/26]
463. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual cost of keeping a person in custody in each of the prisons and detention centres in the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/26]