Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prisoner Staff Ratio
8:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 551: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners in State prisons and the number of prison staff in State prisons in each year from 1997 and to date in 2005. [32929/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The numbers of prisoners in custody and the number of prison staff in each of the years 1997 to 2004 and in 2005 to date are set out in the following table.
Year | Daily average number of prisoners in custody | Serving prison service staff on 31 December in each of the years 1997 to 2004 and on 30 September 2005 |
1997 | 2,422 | 2,495 |
1998 | 2,610 | 2,727 |
1999 | 2,763 | 3,073 |
2000 | 2,948 | 3,200 |
2001 | 3,112 | 3,217 |
2002 | 3,165 | 3,316 |
2003 | 3,176 | 3,233 |
2004 | 3,199 | 3,196 |
2005 | 3,170* | 3,162 |
*To end September 2005. |
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