Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 May 1987

Vol. 372 No. 4

Written Answers. - Subversive Prisoners Statistics.

49.

Miss Harney

asked the Minister for Justice if he will give a breakdown by age and length of sentence of the number of subversive prisoners committed to prison in the years 1984, 1985 and 1986.

Minister for Justice (Mr. Collins)

I take it the Deputy means those committed to custody following conviction by the Special Criminal Court. The following tabular statement gives the information sought in such cases.

Year of Committal 1984

Length of Sentence		Age
1 year	1	aged 26 years
2 years	2	1 aged 20 years
1 aged 26 years
3 years	5	1 aged 27 years
1 aged 28 years
1 aged 31 years
1 aged 41 years
1 aged 63 years
4 years	3	1 aged 21 years
1 aged 22 years
1 aged 32 years
5 years	6	1 aged 19 years
1 aged 22 years
1 aged 24 years
1 aged 25 years
1 aged 26 years
1 aged 66 years
7 years	4	2 aged 23 years
1 aged 31 years
1 aged 34 years
8 years	1	aged 28 years
9 years	1	aged 22 years
10 years	3	1 aged 27 years
1 aged 32 years
1 aged 42 years
15 years	2	1 aged 28 years
1 aged 30 years

Year of Committal 1985

Length of Sentence		Age
12 months	2	1 aged 33 years
1 aged 51 years
2 years	2	1 aged 22 years
1 aged 25 years
3 years	1	aged 35 years
4 years	1	aged 64 years
5 years	1	aged 32 years
7 years	3	1 aged 22 years
1 aged 36 years
1 aged 38 years
10 years	1	aged 39 years
12 years	2	1 aged 21 years
1 aged 28 years
Life	1	aged 35 years
40 years*	1	aged 26 years

* In this case the sentence of execution was commuted by the President, acting on the advice of the Government.

Year of Committal 1986

Length of Sentence		Age
12 months	1	aged 32 years
2 years	3	1 aged 25 years
1 aged 32 years
1 aged 35 years
3 years	3	1 aged 22 years
1 aged 27 years
1 aged 31 years
4 years	3	2 aged 25 years
1 aged 34 years
5 years	2	1 aged 27 years
1 aged 43 years
7 years	2	1 aged 25 years
1 aged 31 years
8 years	2	1 aged 24 years
1 aged 27 years
10 years	2	1 aged 24 years
1 aged 40 years
40* years	4	1 aged 21 years
1 aged 23 years
1 aged 25 years
1 aged 29 years

* In these cases sentences of execution were commuted by the President, acting on the advice of the Government.