Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Department of Justice and Equality
Prisoner Data
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentence prisoners in custody in 2015; the breakdown of the number of life sentence prisoners in custody convicted of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and any other offence; if, in the case of any other offence, she will specify the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/16]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the number of persons serving a life sentence on the 31 December 2015 was 342. A breakdown of the offences is included in the following table.
| Offence Description | Number in custody |
|---|---|
| Murder | 324 |
| Manslaughter | 3 |
| Attempted Murder | 3 |
| Sexual Offences | 12 |
| Total | 342 |
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of men and women respectively in custody serving a life sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33329/16]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the number of persons serving a life sentence on the 30 September 2016 was 347, of which 336 were male and 11 female.
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