Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Department of Justice and Equality
Prisoner Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which prisoners have absconded from the prison service in each of the past five years to date; the number recaptured; the number currently still at large; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36069/14]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the number of prisoners deemed to have absconded from the custody of the Irish Prison Service in each of the past five years to date is set out in the table below:
Year | Number of Absconders |
|---|---|
2009 | 133 |
2010 | 112 |
2011 | 86 |
2012 | 63 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 7 |
| As on 22 September 2014, Irish Prison Service records indicate that of the 419 persons who absconded during this time period, 32 remain unlawfully at large. Gardaí are informed when prisoners abscond and they have the power to detain, arrest, and return such persons to prison. Experience has shown that the vast majority of offenders who abscond return voluntarily or are returned to custody to complete their sentences within a short time frame. |
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