Noel Grealish (Galway West, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons currently serving sentences in prisons here; the number of these who are Irish nationals; the number who are from the pre-enlargement EU 15; the number from each of the 10 most recent accession States; the number from outside of the EU; the nationality of those who are from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33338/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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On 16 October 2006, there was a total of 2,542 persons in custody serving prison sentences. A breakdown of the number and nationalities of the sentenced persons from the 15 pre-enlargement EU Member States is set out in the following table:

The number of sentenced prisoners (43) in custody from each of the 10 most recent accession states is set out in the following table:

On that date, a total of 113 sentenced prisoners in custody were recorded as nationals of non-EU Member States. A breakdown of the nationality of those prisoners is set out in the following table:

Of the 2,542 persons serving prison sentences, 2,315 were recorded as Irish nationals. This equated to approximately 91% of sentenced persons in custody on that date