Debate contribution: Prison Absconder
Debate contribution by Mr Doug Beattie MC on .
- MLA
- Mr Doug Beattie MC
- Party at the time
- Independent
- Date
- 15 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Question for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- Prison Absconder
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5706136
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Minister, thank you for that information. Getting those answers from you has really helped, but, I have to say, it is a sad indictment of our courts that they have overruled our Prison Service and put public safety in jeopardy. As the Minister knows, I have engaged with her on that type of thing on many occasions, including in relation to James Meehan and Thomas McEntee, as has Charles Little. The Minister said that she would undertake a review of the pre-release scheme, which, while not completely related to this situation, incorporates it. Will she update us on where we are with that, so that we can aim to avoid such issues in the future?
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