Written answers

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Department of Justice and Equality

Prison Committals

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of business persons jailed for contempt of court for each of the past five years [8675/13]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that I have been informed by the Irish Prison Service that it is not possible to provide the information requested. However, statistics on the number of committals to prison custody as a result of contempt of court order are set out in the following table. The table covers the years from 2008 to 2011.

Year
Total
2008
20
2009
21
2010
26
2011
43

Figures for 2012 will be available upon completion of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report.

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