Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times inmates, staff or prison officers have been assaulted or have reported assaults inside prisons in each of the past ten years by prison. [49303/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that prior to 2012 the Irish Prison Service did not centrally record assault figures. The Irish Prison Service commenced centrally recording the data relating to prisoner on staff assaults and prisoner on prisoner assaults in 2012.

The data requested by the Deputy in relation to prisoner on staff assaults for the period 2012 to 2020 is provided in Table 1, the data in relation to prisoner on prisoner assaults for the period 2012 to 2020 is provided in Table 2.

Any act of violence against a person is unacceptable be they a prisoner, prison officer or other staff member. Necessary supports are available to those who are the victims of such assaults.

Any criminal act carried out within our prisons, including an assault on a staff member, is reported to An Gardaí Síochána for investigation and prosecution.

Table 1. Prisoner on Staff assaults

Table 2. Prisoner on Prisoner assaults

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently in prison. [49304/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that on 8 October 2021 there were 3,792 people in custody.

The Deputy may wish to note that a full breakdown of the number of persons currently in prison is included in the Daily Population figures which are published on the website of the Irish Prison Service – www.irishprisons.ie.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently in prison who have served prison sentences for previous convictions. [49305/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that on 12 October 2021 there were 3,821 persons in custody, of whom 2,296 have served prison sentences for previous convictions.