Written answers

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Prisoner Data

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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283. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of prisoners in custody and the number under protection in each institution on 23 November 2015. [45094/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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284. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age in custody and the number under protection in each institution on 23 November 2015. [45095/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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285. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age in custody and the number under protection in each institution on 23 November 2015. [45096/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 to 285, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a breakdown of the information on the date requested by the Deputy is not available.

However, the Irish Prison Service provide a Quarterly Census Report which includes information regarding the number of prisoners under protection. This Census is published on the Irish Prison Service website, (www.irishprisons.ie). In relation to the numbers in custody, these figures are published daily on the Irish Prison Service website.

I am further advised that the reports mentioned above do not breakdown each institution by age category as this would require a manual examination of each record. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort that could not be justified where there are other significant demands on resources.

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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286. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of prisoners in each institution who are locked up in a normal day for 23 plus, 22 plus, 20 plus, 18 plus, 16 plus, 14 plus and less than 14 hours as of 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45097/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age in each institution who are locked up in a normal day for 23 plus, 22 plus, 20 plus, 18 plus, 16 plus, 14 plus and less than 14 hours as of 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45098/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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288. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age in each institution who are locked up in a normal day for 23 plus, 22 plus, 20 plus, 18 plus, 16 plus, 14 plus and less than 14 hours as of 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45099/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 to 288, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a breakdown of the information on the date requested by the Deputy is not available.

However, the Irish Prison Service provide a Quarterly Census Report which includes information regarding the number of prisoners on a restricted regime. This census is published on the Irish Prison Service website, (www.irishprisons.ie).

I am further advised that the report mentioned above does not breakdown each institution by age category as this would require a manual examination of each record. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort that could not be justified where there are other significant demands on resources.

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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289. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of persons in prison and the number not held in single cells or rooms on 23 November 2015. [45100/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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290. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of persons from 18 to 20 years of age in prison not held in single cells or rooms on 23 November 2015. [45101/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of persons from 18 to 20 years of age in Wheatfield Place of Detention under sentence on remand under the legislation as well as the number not held in single cells or rooms by institution on 23 November 2015. [45102/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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292. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of persons from 21 to 25 years of age in prison not held in single cells or rooms on 23 November 2015. [45103/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 to 292, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a breakdown of the information on the date requested by the Deputy is not available. However, the Irish Prison Service provide a Quarterly Census Report which includes information regarding the number of cells accommodating one, two, three and four or more prisoners. This census is published on the Irish Prison Service website, (www.irishprisons.ie).

In relation to the numbers in custody, these figures are published daily on the Irish Prison Service website.

I am further advised that the reports mentioned above do not breakdown each institution by age category as this would require a manual examination of each record. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort that could not be justified where there are other significant demands on resources.

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the numbers of prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age and the annual cost of this age group by person as of 23 November 2015. [45104/15]

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294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the numbers of prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age and the annual cost of this age group by person as of 23 November 2015. [45105/15]

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295. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of sentenced prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age as well as the annual cost of this age group by person as at 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45106/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of sentenced prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age as well as the annual cost of this age group by person as of 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45107/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 to 296, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on 30th November, 2015 and this analysis has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy.

The information is set out in the following table.

Establishment NameNumber in custody 18 to 20 years oldSentenced 18 to 20 years oldNumber in custody 21 to 25 years oldSentenced 21 to 25 years old
Arbour Hill Prison01010
Castlerea Prison25186347
Cloverhill Remand Prison3747816
Cork Prison17154534
Limerick Prison (Female)2154
Limerick Prison (Male)1696541
Loughan House001717
Midlands Prison3934127122
Mountjoy Prison (Female)21149
Mountjoy Prison (Male) 1414116116
Portlaoise Prison444948
Shelton Abbey 001515
Training Unit 001313
Wheatfield Place of Detention60608080
Total216160697572
The Irish Prison Service calculates the average annual cost of an available staffed prison space for inclusion in the Annual Report of the Irish Prison Service. For 2014, the latest year for which a figure is available, the cost was €68,959.

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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297. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on remand in custody, on remand, by prison and place of detention, on 23 November 2015, in tabular form. [45108/15]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age on remand in custody, on remand, by prison and place on detention, on 23 November 2015, in tabular form. [45109/15]

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299. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age on remand in custody, on remand, by prison and place of detention, on 23 November 2015, in tabular form. [45110/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 to 299, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30 November, 2015 and this analysis has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy. The information is set out in a table.

Establishment NameTotal Number on remand18 to 20 year olds on remand21 to 25 year olds on remand
Castlerea Prison65716
Cloverhill Remand Prison3053359
Cork Prison33211
Limerick Prison (F)1011
Limerick Prison (M)82724
Midlands Prison5455
Mountjoy Prison (F)2315
Mountjoy Prison (M) 700
Portlaoise Prison1301
St. Patrick's Institution100
Wheatfield Place of Detention100
Total59456122

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the county of origin prior to detention and the prison in which persons are kept for each person from 18 to 20 years of age, including those in Wheatfield Place of Detention, on 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45111/15]

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301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the county of origin prior to their detention and the prison in which they are kept for each person from 21 to 25 years of age, including those in Wheatfield Place of Detention, on 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 301 together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30 November, 2015 and this analysis has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy. The information is set out in tables.

Table 1: 18 to 20 years old

COUNTYCastC'hillCorkLim(F)Lim(M)MidMjoy (F)Mjoy (M)PLW'fld
Carlow1
Cavan1
Clare1411
Cork1442
Derry1
Donegal11
Dublin2218110134
Galway1312
Kerry231
Kildare141
Laois121
Limerick1841
Louth214
Mayo2
Meath23311
Monaghan1
NFA*1313
Not Stated1
Offaly2
Tipperary13211
Waterford112
Westmeath124
Wexford32
Wicklow2112
Total25371721639214460
NFA* no fixed abode

Table 2: 21 to 25 years old

COUNTYAhillCastChillCkLim(F)Lim(M)LouMidMjoy (F)Mjoy (M) PortShelTUWfld
Carlow13
Cavan1111211
Clare22263111
Cork3143021111725
Donegal821
Dublin3739224493138952
Galway20211
Kerry511211
Kildare4111011433
Kilkenny131
Laois2211
Leitrim1
Limerick12140114113
Longford51
Louth55115
Mayo412111
Meath1517221
Monaghan1211
NFA*11241113
Not Stated31
Offaly371
Abroad21111
Roscommon2112
Sligo511
Tipperary111211266
Waterford14132
Westmeath51121
Wexford112621
Wicklow14101515
Total10637845565171271411649151380
NFA* no fixed abode

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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302. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the offences for which they are being detained of those from 18 to 20 years of age in prison and in Wheatfield Place of Detention, as of 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45113/15]

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303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the offences for which they are being detained of those from 21 to 25 years of age in prison on 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45114/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30 November, 2015 and this analysis has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy. The information in relation to persons under sentence is set out in tables.

Offence Group Description18 to < 21 years old21 to < 26 years oldTotal
Homicide Offences23335
Sexual Offences23133
Attempts/Threat to Murder, Assaults, Harassments and Related Offences36132168
Dangerous or Negligent Acts92938
Kidnapping and Related Offences2810
Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences91827
Burglary and Related Offences226890
Theft and Related Offences47136183
Fraud, Deception and Related Offences31013
Controlled Drug Offences52530
Weapons and Explosives Offences22325
Damage to Property and the Environment113041
Public Order and Social Code Offences5914
Road and Traffic Offences178
Offences against Government, Justice Procedures and Organisation of Crime189
Offences Not Elsewhere Classified358
Total160572732

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