Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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630. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average annual cost of keeping a person in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33935/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the average annual cost of an available, staffed prison space during the calendar year 2024 was €99,072. This includes net expenditure incurred within the year (such as salaries, utilities/ maintenance, ICT, prison services, etc.) excluding capital expenditure on buildings, ICT and vehicle purchases.