I am not satisfied with the Minister's reply in the case of this prisoner. Is the Minister telling the House that the prisons in Dublin are insecure and incapable of holding this man who maintains, rightly or wrongly, that he does not belong to any illegal organisation and could serve his sentence in a Dublin prison which would be quite adequate? I am asking the Minister to look again at the case of the particular individual involved with a view perhaps in the special circumstances to permitting him to serve the remaining part of his sentence in Dublin.

I will look at this situation again as requested by the Deputy. I would like to state, however, that the advice given to me from people who are experts clearly indicates that it is not appropriate or correct that the person should be transferred to Dublin.