Would the Minister not agree, following the reply given to Deputy Harney, that the community who are represented in the prisons are probably one section who are most at risk and that it is very irresponsible for his Department not to put together a programme aimed specifically at conditions in prisons and the risks that arise for prisoners?

What I said was that I did not have specific information on what happens in the prisons. As the Deputy will appreciate, prisons are a matter for another Department but we can certainly communicate to the Deputy what is available to prisoners in prisons.