Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prisoner Releases
9:00 pm
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 885: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convicted rapists released from jails here on licence since 2000 broken down by year. [33803/07]
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 numbers of offenders serving sentences for rape who were released on completion of sentence between 2001, which is the earliest year for which computerised records are available, and 2006 are set out in the table.
Year | Number of Releases |
2001 | 26 |
2002 | 40 |
2003 | 40 |
2004 | 33 |
2005 | 37 |
2006 | 35 |
The vast majority of persons convicted of such offences would have remained in custody right up to their remission date. However, a small number would have been released a single day before their remission date in order to facilitate accommodation and social welfare arrangements.
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