Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prison Committals
8:00 am
M J Nolan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 401: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of individuals in custody in Irish prisons with a breakdown by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2315/07]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The number of prisoners in prison custody on 26 January 2007 is set out in the table below:
| Institution | Number in Custody |
| Mountjoy Prison | 471 |
| Dóchas Centre | 104* |
| St. Patrick's Institution | 190 |
| Cork Prison | 259 |
| Limerick Prison (Male) | 274 |
| Limerick Prison (Female) | 20* |
| Castlerea Prison | 228 |
| Cloverhill Prison | 397 |
| Wheatfield Prison | 371 |
| Portlaoise Prison | 122 |
| Arbour Hill Prison | 140 |
| Training Unit | 85 |
| Midlands Prison | 449 |
| Loughan House | 77 |
| Shelton Abbey | 57 |
| Total | 3,244 |
| *Female. |
These figures include persons committed to custody on sentences varying from a number of days up to a life sentence. They also include persons in prison custody on foot of a remand or trial warrant or detained on foot of a deportation order. On that date, a total of 561 persons, including 42 female prisoners, were in custody solely on foot of a remand or trial warrant.
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