Written answers
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prison Committals
12:00 pm
Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons committed to prison for non-payment of fines and non-payment of debt in the year 2009. [10326/10]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The number of persons committed to prison for the non-payment of fines in 2009 was 62. I can advise the Deputy that the number of such persons held in custody at any one time is a minute fraction of the overall prisoner population and that I expect the number of committals for non-payment of fines to fall substantially once the Fines Bill 2009 has been enacted and brought into force. Statistics relating to the number of committals in respect of debt related issues are not currently available and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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