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43 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for Justice if he will give details of the number of (a) male, (b) female juvenile offenders who have been detained in places of detention in the years 1988, 1989 and 1990; the numbers held at each prison or detention centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The Annual Report on Prisons contains statistics, by age and gender, on the number of offenders detained in institutions for which I have responsibility. The last period for which figures are at present available is 1988. Statistics are being compiled for the 1989 and 1990 reports.
The Deputy will appreciate that the Department of Education is responsible for other institutions in which juvenile offenders are held.
