John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of persons incarcerated in Irish prisons; and the number for each of the last five years. [26484/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that there were 4,245 persons in custody on 27 May 2013. A breakdown of the number of persons in custody on the same date for the previous five years are included in the table below.