Alan Shatter
Question:640 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice the number of convicted prisoners given temporary or early release in each of the past twelve months. [15698/96]
Written Answers. - Prisoners on Early Release.
The precise information requested by the Deputy is not readily available.
However, approximately 4,500 individuals are granted varying periods of short-term temporary release and about 4,000 individuals are granted full temporary release each year. There would, of course, be a number of individuals included in both of these categories.