Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners granted temporary release by gender in each of the years from 2010 to date in tabular form. [5191/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will note that the number of prisoners granted temporary release decreased significantly from 2016 due to the implementation of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014, which came into operation in January 2016. 

The Act provides the court with a number of alternatives orders (recovery order, attachment of earnings order, community service order) that it can make before the court considers committing the person to prison for non-payment of the fine. 

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.  

Number of prisoners granted temporary release by gender for the period 2010 to date