John O'Leary
Question:44 Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of keeping a prisoner in Irish prisons for one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18415/96]
Written Answers. - Prisons Operation Cost.
The annual cost of the operation of the prison system per head of the prisoner population was approximately £44,600 in 1995, based on the 1995 outturn.