194 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that five Irish women (details supplied) serving prison sentences in the United Kingdom may be due for release on remission in late January 2009 with electronic tagging for the remainder of their sentence; if his Department, through the Irish Prison Service, will negotiate with the UK authorities to allow the remainder of these sentences to be served in custody here as an alternative to the arrangement proposed by the UK Probation Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47272/08]

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194 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that five Irish women (details supplied) serving prison sentences in the United Kingdom may be due for release on remission in late January 2009 with electronic tagging for the remainder of their sentence; if his Department, through the Irish Prison Service, will negotiate with the UK authorities to allow the remainder of these sentences to be served in custody here as an alternative to the arrangement proposed by the UK Probation Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47272/08]

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