Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
Prisoner Data
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the percentage of the prison population serving sentences for drugs-related offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28820/18]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that on the 31 May 2018 there were 3,992 prisoners in custody across the prison system. Of this 384 or almost 12% were serving sentences in relation to drugs related offences.
A full breakdown of the offences, taken from the most recent snapshot of the prison population conducted on 31st May 2018, is set out in the following table. The figures include the length of the sentence in each case.
Data from Snapshot 31st May 2018
| Offence Description | <3 Mths | 3 to <6 Mths | 6 to <12 Mths | 1 to <2 Yrs | 2 to <3 Yrs | 3 to <5 Yrs | 5 to <10 Yrs | 10+ Yrs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS PLANTS AND OPIUM POPPY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT - PRINTING ETC OF CERTAIN BOOKS | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| POSSESSION FOR SALE OR SUPPLY DRUGS VALUE €13,000.00 OR MORE | 1 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 78 | |||
| POSSESSION OF DRUG FOR THE PURPOSE OF SALE OR SUPPLY | 1 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 29 | 250 |
| UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG(S) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 46 | |
| UNLAWFUL SUPPLY/OFFER TO SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| UNLAWFULLY IMPORTING OR EXPORTING CONTROLLED DRUGS | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 60 | 97 | 109 | 51 | 384 |
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