Noel Dempsey
Question:488 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice the number of requests for parole for family events, illnesses and deaths received from Republican prisoners in Portlaoise prison in each month during 1995 and up to August 1996; the number of such requests granted each month during this period; the number of these requests which were received from non-aligned Republican prisoners; and the number of such requests granted in respect of each month in this period. [16348/96]