Written answers
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Department of Justice and Equality
Prisoner Data
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers in the prison population; the main categories under which current prisoners are incarcerated; and if she has projected a decrease or an increase in the prison population in the next five years. [17112/16]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service publish the capacity of its prisons and the numbers in custody on a daily basis on their website ().
I can further advise that a breakdown of the offence groups for which individuals were incarcerated on 31 May 2016, the latest date for which an offence breakdown is available, is included in a table.
| Offence Group Description | |
|---|---|
| GP01 Homicide Offences | 448 |
| GP02 Sexual Offences | 397 |
| GP03 Attempts/Threat to Murder | 575 |
| GP04 Dangerous or Negligent Acts | 100 |
| GP05 Kidnapping and Related Offences | 43 |
| GP06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences | 126 |
| GP07 Burglary and Related Offences | 374 |
| GP08 Theft and Related Offences | 792 |
| GP09 Fraud, Deception and Related Offences | 65 |
| GP10 Controlled Drug Offences | 417 |
| GP11 Weapons and Explosives Offences | 138 |
| GP12 Damage to Property and the Environment | 80 |
| GP13 Public Order and Social Code Offences | 50 |
| GP14 Road and Traffic Offences | 59 |
| GP15 Offences re Gov, Justice and Organ Crime | 68 |
| GP16 Offences Not Elsewhere Classified | 30 |
Grand Total | 3762 |
My Department is currently examining the possibility and feasibility of conducting a long term prisoner population project.
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