asked the Minister for Justice the number of female prison officers in the prison service on 1 January 1979.
Written Answers. - Prison Statistics.
276.
There were 59 female prison service staff in service on 1 January 1979.
277.
asked the Minister for Justice the number of female prisoners in the penal system on 1 January 1979.
The number of female offenders in custody on 1 January 1979 was 18.
278.
asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners detained in institutions for criminals on 1 January 1979 and the distribution of prisoners in each such institution including Loughan House, County Cavan.
The numbers in custody in prisons or places of detention on 1 January 1979 were as follows:
|
Mountjoy, men |
379 |
|
|
Mountjoy, women |
11 |
|
|
Limerick, men |
79 |
|
|
Limerick, women |
7 |
|
|
Cork |
40 |
|
|
Arbour Hill |
65 |
|
|
Portlaoise |
176 |
|
|
Glengarriff Training Unit |
63 |
|
|
Shelton Abbey |
28 |
|
|
St. Patrick's Institution |
164 |
|
|
Shanganagh Castle |
32 |
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|
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|
Men |
1026 |
|
|
Women |
18 |
|
|
Total |
1044 |
There were 17 boys in Loughan House on 1 January 1979.
279.
asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers employed by the Department of Justice on 1 January 1979 and the distribution of prison officers in each institution including Loughan House.
The total prison service staff on 1 January 1979 was 1,094. They were distributed among the prisons and places of detention as follows:
|
Mountjoy Prison |
299 |
|
Limerick Prison |
107 |
|
Cork Prison |
44 |
|
Arbour Hill Prison |
73 |
|
Portlaoise Prison |
268 |
|
Training Unit |
53 |
|
Shelton Abbey |
29 |
|
St. Patrick's |
|
|
Institution |
116 |
|
Shanganagh Castle |
34 |
|
1,023 |
Sixty-seven prison service staff, all of whom received a special course in child care training, were serving in Loughan House.
Four members of the prison service were engaged full-time on staff training activities.
280.
asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers recruited into the prison service since 5 July 1977; the institutions to which they were deployed and the numbers to each such institution.
Since 5 July 1977 a total of 453 prison officers were recruited. Of these 430 completed induction training and their initial assignments were as set out in the table below; 20 officers are at present undergoing induction training and have not yet been assigned. Three officers recruited resigned while undergoing induction training.
|
Mountjoy Prison |
111 |
|
Limerick Prison |
36 |
|
Cork Prison |
11 |
|
Arbour Hill Prison |
13 |
|
Portlaoise Prison |
118 |
|
The Training Unit |
31 |
|
Shelton Abbey |
13 |
|
St. Patrick's |
|
|
Institution |
78 |
|
Shanganagh Castle |
14 |
|
Loughan House |
5 |