asked the Minister for Justice the average weekly cost of maintaining a prisoner in jail.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Maintenance and Number of Prisoners.
54.
The weekly cost is estimated at £18 8s.
55.
asked the Minister for Justice the average number of prisoners this year and in each of the past four years.
The information is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I shall have circulated with the Official Report:
Following is the statement:
|
Year |
Daily average and number of prisoners* |
|
1965 |
561 |
|
1966 |
561 |
|
1967 |
610 |
|
1968 |
615 |
|
1969 (to 30th June) |
661 |
* Includes persons serving sentences of detention in St. Patrick's Institution and in Shanganagh.