Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 Mar 1993

Vol. 428 No. 1

Written Answers. - Prison Inmate Numbers.

Joe Costello

Question:

193 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will list the total number of people in prison for each of the years, 1989 to 1992; the reason no annual prison report has been published in the last four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn)

The daily average number of prisoners in custody has been as follows:

1989	2,027
1990	2,095
1991	2,149
1992	2,205

Publication of the Annual Reports has been delayed because of pressure on staff time but I hope to publish the 1989 and 1990 reports in the very near future.