Prisoner Discipline

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2016

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Ceisteanna (511)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Ceist:

511. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded assaults on prison officers and prisoners by other prisoners, by prison, and place of detention, in 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1476/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the statistics for the number of assaults in 2015 on prison officers and prisoners by other prisoners are not readily available. The information sought is currently being collated and I will respond to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.