Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average daily cost of holding a prisoner in jail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7456/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Prison Service calculates the average annual cost of an available staffed prison space for inclusion in the Annual Report. For 2013, the latest year for which a figure is available, the cost was €65,542. This equates to an average daily cost of €179.57 per available staffed prison space.

Once finalised, the 2014 figures will be published on the Irish Prison Service web site and in the 2014 Annual Report.