§ Mr. DORISasked the Chief Secretary if a further reduction of Irish prisons in number or status is contemplated; if so, what prisons are to be closed or reduced in status, and when the change will be made?
§ Mr. DUKEIt is intended, as a measure of economy, to reduce temporarily the status of the prisons at Tralee, Galway, Dundalk, and Londonderry, and the reduction will probably take effect during the current financial year.