Hugh Byrne
Question:11 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the current average cost of maintaining a prisoner in each of the prisons and places of detention in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9109/97]
Vol. 477 No. 3
11 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the current average cost of maintaining a prisoner in each of the prisons and places of detention in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9109/97]
As I stated in my answer to written Question No. 191 on 5 March, the annual cost of the operation of the prison system per head of the prisoner population was approximately £46,500 in 1996, based on the 1996 provisional outturn. This figure excludes capital expenditure and expenditure not connected directly with the running of the prisons, such as costs incurred by the probation and welfare service. The figure does, however, include pay costs and relevant costs borne on other Votes, such as superannuation and teachers' salaries.
The estimated annual cost in respect of each institution in 1996 was as follows:
£ |
|
St. Patrick's Institution |
39,166 |
Mountjoy |
46,743 |
Portlaoise |
104,268 |
Limerick |
56,323 |
Shanganagh Castle |
42,638 |
Shelton Abbey |
40,442 |
Cork |
34,691 |
Loughan House |
33,640 |
Arbour Hill |
40,097 |
Training Unit |
37,314 |
Wheatfield |
39,736 |
Fort Mitchel |
43,908 |
£ |
|
Castlerea |
34,500 |
Curragh |
36,500 |