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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 7 Nov 2000

Vol. 525 No. 2

Written Answers. - Prison Statistics.

Paul McGrath

Question:

811 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners, the number of staff and the annual inclusive cost per prisoner for each of the following prisons: (i) Arbour Hill, (ii) Cork, (iii) the Curragh, (iv) Fort Mitchell, (v) Limerick, (vi) Loughan House, (vii) Mountjoy, (viii) Portlaoise, (ix) Shanganagh Castle, (x) Shelton Abbey, (xi) St. Patrick's Trust, (xii) Wheatfield and (xiii) Castlerea. [24837/00]

The information sought by the Deputy for the year 1999, the most recent for which it is available, is set out in the following table. All figures have been averaged across the entire year.

Name of Prison

Number of Staff

Number of Offenders

Annual Cost ofOffender per Prison

Arbour Hill

138

138

£47,444

Cork

232

270

£42,729

Curragh

69

93

£41,497

Castlerea

157

190

£45,351

Fort Mitchell

93

100

£50,313

Limerick

203

226

£46,485

Loughan House

47

58

£42,281

Mountjoy

792

804

£53,279

Portlaoise

389

140

£138,476

Shanganagh Castle

47

41

£58,034

Shelton Abbey

42

48

£46,715

St. Patrick's Institution

202

196

£46,629

Wheatfield

334

361

£46,556

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