Vol. 469 No. 3
179 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for Justice the crimes for which the 53 persons still at large having absconded from open centres to date in 1996 were serving a sentence; the length of those sentences; the period of time which had to run on the sentence when they absconded from such open centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17528/96]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. It should be noted that offenders transferred to open centres are entitled to half remission on the balance of their sentence to be served from the date of the transfer. They would of course revert to the standard one-quarter remission if returned to closed custody. The figures for the amount of sentence remaining quoted below are calculated on the basis of half remission. The offenders marked with an asterisk have since been returned to custody.
Further investigation has indicated that of the total of 53 quoted as still at large as of 18 September 1996 having absconded from open centres, nine were in fact persons who had failed to return from temporary release. These are shown at numbers 45 to 53 at the end of the table.
|
Offence |
Gross Sentence |
Length of sentence remaining to be served |
|
|
1 |
Trespass |
10 months |
4 months |
|
2 |
Kidnapping |
17 years |
2 years 6 months |
|
3 |
Burglary/Assault |
9 months |
4½ months |
|
4 |
Robbery |
2 years |
7 months |
|
5 |
Larceny |
10 months |
2 months |
|
*6 |
Larceny |
15 months |
6 months |
|
7 |
Unlawful Taking of a Motor-Powered Vehicle (UTMPV) |
12 months |
10 months |
|
8 |
Trespass with intent |
12 months |
3 months |
|
9 |
Trespass and Larcency × 2 |
16 months |
4 months |
|
10 |
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Assault o.a.b.h.) |
4 years |
6 months |
|
11 |
Trespass and Larceny, Criminal Damage |
21 months |
10 months |
|
12 |
Forgery |
9 months |
4 months |
|
*13 |
Assault |
18 months |
6 months |
|
14 |
UTMPV |
12 months |
6 months |
|
15 |
Passenger in Stolen MPV |
18 months |
5 months |
|
16 |
Burglary |
2 years |
3 months |
|
17 |
Dangerous Driving |
9 months |
4 months |
|
18 |
Trespass and Larceny |
12 months |
6 months |
|
19 |
UTMPV |
10 months |
5 months |
|
20 |
Failure to Appear |
6 months |
1 month |
|
21 |
Larceny |
4 months |
1 month |
|
22 |
Assault |
4 years |
2 years |
|
23 |
Criminal Damage |
10 months |
5 months |
|
24 |
Larceny |
18 months |
8 months |
|
25 |
Road Traffic Act (RTA) Offences |
6 months |
3 months |
|
26 |
Trespass and Larceny |
12 months |
6 months |
|
27 |
No Insurance |
6 months |
2 months |
|
28 |
UTMPV |
3 months |
1 month |
|
29 |
Larceny |
20 months |
9 months |
|
30 |
UTMPV |
12 months |
2 months |
|
31 |
Criminal Damage |
18 months |
6 months |
|
32 |
Criminal Damage |
3 weeks |
2 weeks |
|
33 |
Larceny |
8 months |
4 months |
|
34 |
Larceny |
12 months |
6 months |
|
35 |
Handle Stolen Property |
13 months |
6 months |
|
36 |
Trespass |
6 months |
3 months |
|
37 |
UTMPV |
20 months |
4 months |
|
38 |
Larceny |
6 months |
3 months |
|
39 |
Criminal Damage |
12 months |
4 months |
|
40 |
Interfere with MPV |
12 months |
2 months |
|
41 |
Robbery |
10 months |
1 month |
|
42 |
Possession of Knife |
4 months |
1 month |
|
43 |
Passenger in Stolen MPV |
12 months |
5 months |
|
44 |
Criminal Damage |
10 months |
4 months |
|
45 |
Possession of Drugs |
4 months |
2 weeks |
|
46 |
Criminal Damage |
8 months |
1 week |
|
47 |
Assault |
12 months |
3 months |
|
48 |
Breach of Public Order |
10 months |
2 months |
|
49 |
UTMPV |
6 months |
6 weeks |
|
50 |
Criminal Damage |
7 months |
2 weeks |
|
51 |
Robbery |
2 years |
7 months |
|
52 |
Handling Stolen Property |
8 months |
1 month |
|
53 |
Passenger in Stolen MPV |
4 months |
4 days |
