Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 20 April 2010, the number of hours the prisoners referred to have out of their cells each day. [20441/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to further to Question No. 582 of 20 April 2010.

It is not possible to provide the exact number of out of cell hours for each of the 317 prisoners referred to in my previous answer as the length of time these prisoners will have out of their cells changes on a daily basis. However, all prisoners on protection are being offered a daily minimum of one hour outdoor exercise.

The majority of these cases are prisoners who require protection and whose regimes have to be restricted for their own safety. There are also a number of prisoners who are subjected to a restricted regime because of medical conditions.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the capacity of each prison here. [20442/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below which provides the bed capacity per prison/institution for 17 May 2010.