Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners being held on remand, awaiting trial in this State, for between two and three years, three and four years, four and five years, and so on; the reason for such long remands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27750/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that on 26th June 2024, there were 12 people held in prison custody solely on a remand or trial warrant for between two and three years, three and four years, four and five years and five years plus.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:

I can further advise the Deputy that this figure does not include people who are serving a sentence, and who also have a remand or trial warrant that will become active once the sentence expires.

Scheduling of court cases is not under the remit of the Irish Prison Service or of the Minister for Justice.