asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of the last three years for which the information is available the number of persons who were imprisoned under the Debtors Act for failure to comply with the terms of instalment orders made by the courts.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imprisonments Under Debtors Act.
The number of persons committed to prison in each of the three years ended 31st March, 1933, 1934 and 1935, under the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926, for failure to comply with the terms of instalment orders made by the courts was as follows:—
Year ended 31st March, 1933, 118; year ended 31st March, 1934, 99; year ended 31st March, 1935, 111.