Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 269: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of minors detained in juvenile detention centres here; the number of minors who were detained in juvenile detention centres here in 2007; the cost to the State of this detention in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/08]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following table outlines the number of young people in detention on the 26th November, 2008:

The total number of young people under 18 years detained by order of the Courts in 2007 is detailed in the following table:

I refer the deputy to the published Annual Report of the Children Acts Advisory Board, available online at http://www.srsb.ie/, which provides detailed information in relation to admission to children detention schools. The Annual Report 2007 of the Irish Prison Service will also provide further statistical data, when published.

With regard to the cost of detaining children under 18 years of age in 2007, I refer the Deputy to my reply to parliamentary question 319 of Tuesday, 4th November 2008.