Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prison Committals
9:00 pm
Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons in prison for each of 2004, 2005 and 2006; and if he will provide a breakdown of those persons by nationality. [22304/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. It should be noted that 11% (946) of all persons who entered the prison system in 2004 were immigration detainees, the corresponding percentage for 2005 was 9% (860). 2004 A total of 8,820 persons accounted for the 10,657 committals to prison in 2004. The breakdown by nationality was as follows:
| Nationality | Total |
| Irish | 7,016 |
| Other E.U. | 215 |
| Other European | 845 |
| Asian | 217 |
| African | 374 |
| North American | 17 |
| Central/South American | 78 |
| Austral/Asian | 1 |
| Not Recorded | 57 |
| Total | 8,820 |
2005.
A total of 8,686 persons accounted for the 10,658 committals to prison in 2005. The breakdown by nationality was as follows:
| Nationality | Total |
| Irish | 6,501 |
| E.U. | 263 |
| Other European | 1,066 |
| Asian | 257 |
| African | 425 |
| North American | 13 |
| Central/South American | 100 |
| Austral/Asian | 6 |
| Not Recorded | 55 |
| Total | 8,686 |
2006 (up to 31May, 2006).
A total of 4,611 persons accounted for the 5,153 committals to prison up to and including 31 May, 2006. The breakdown by nationality was as follows:
| Nationality | Total |
| Irish | 3,383 |
| Other E.U. | 346 |
| Other European | 407 |
| Asian | 179 |
| African | 200 |
| North American | 8 |
| Central/South American | 53 |
| Austral/Asian | 1 |
| Not Recorded | 34 |
| Total | 4,611 |
I wish to further advise the Deputy that 946 of all persons who entered the prison system in 2004 were immigration detainees. The 2005 figure in this regard was 860 persons.
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