Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 499: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people currently in prison following a conviction for rape or sexual assault; the number of same who have previous convictions; the nature of these convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29431/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the statistics as requested by the Deputy are set out in the table. These figures relate to sentenced prisoners in custody on 15 November 2007.

I am informed by the Director General that in the context of the management of offenders the Irish Prison Service has information on all offences for which prisoners have been convicted, current and previous. However the compilation of statistics on an individual prisoner basis as requested by the Deputy, would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and expense to prepare and could not be justified in current circumstances where there are other significant demands on resources.