Written answers
Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Department of Justice and Equality
Prison Service
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently in prison for the offence of theft from the person and due to be released in 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26788/24]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a snapshot analysis of the prison population is conducted on the last day of each month. The most recent analysis was conducted on 31 May 2024 and it is this analysis which has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy.
On 31 May 2024 there were 580 individuals in custody, comprising 66 women and 514 men, who are serving a sentence where their most serious offence was Group 8 which is 'Theft and Related Offences'. Of those 580 individuals, there are 80 with release dates in 2026 and there are 28 with release dates in 2027.
The description of offences used by the IPS for Group 8, 'Theft and Related Offences', matches the codes used by the Courts for the offence description. It is that offence description that is provided in the table below along with the number of people due to be released in 2026 and in 2027, again broken down by those offence descriptions.
| Offence Description - Most Serious Offence | 2026 | 2027 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| GETTING ON/INTO M.P.V. WITHOUT AUTHORITY | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HANDLING PROPERTY GAINED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME/DRUG TRAFFICKING | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HANDLING STOLEN PROPERTY | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY (OTHER THAN STEALING) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ROBBERY | 54 | 22 | 76 |
| THEFT | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| UNAUTHORISED CARRIAGE IN/ON M.P.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNAUTHORISED INTERFERENCE WITH M.P.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNAUTHORISED TAKING OF M.P.V. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| UNAUTHORISED TAKING OF PEDAL CYCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 80 | 28 | 108 |
The Irish Prison Service also have advised that detailed statistical information in relation to numbers in prison custody, prison sentences and length of sentences is available on the Irish Prison Service website, www.irishprisons.ie. This information can be found on the Irish Prison Service website in the Information Centre – under Statistics and Information. Statistics available include daily prison population, monthly information note statistics, snapshot statistics and yearly statistics.
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