851. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any assessment carried out into the benefits of investing in rehabilitation programmes for prisoners in the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40003/26]
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852. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any comparative analysis is carried out to compare the way In which other countries approach recidivism rates for prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40004/26]
853. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review has been carried out into the Nordic Model for the prison system that puts significant focus on rehabilitation and reintegration into society; if any lessons can be learned for an Irish context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40005/26]
854. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the total number of prisoners that participate in rehabilitation and education programmes within the Irish prison system, broken down as a percentage of the total prison population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40006/26]
855. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether overcrowding has any impact on access to rehabilitation programmes within the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40007/26]
856. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40010/26]
857. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40011/26]
858. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40012/26]
859. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/26]
860. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40014/26]
861. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the performance indicators that are used to measure positive successes within the Irish Prison System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40015/26]
862. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [40016/26]
863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people currently employed within the Irish prison service, broken down by role and by prison/ office location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40017/26]
864. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capacity of each of the Irish prison centres, by location; how many are over capacity; the number of people that are detained in each facility, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40018/26]
865. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [40019/26]
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]
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]