Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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642. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she received the section 31(2) report submitted to her Department by the Chief Inspector of Prisons on the Mountjoy Women’s Prison, Dóchas Centre; when she plans to publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9611/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Office of the Inspector of Prisons is a statutory body, independent in how it carries out its work, set up under the Prisons Act 2007. The Inspector's key role is to carry out regular inspections of prisons.

The Inspector was asked to carry out an investigation into matters arising in the Dóchas Centre, under section 31(2) of the Prisons Act. The Inspector submitted this report to the Minister on the 15 February 2022 and it is currently being examined by my officials.