Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2004
477 Mr. S. Power asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of non-nationals who are serving time in prison here; the nationalities of the persons involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/04]
View answerOn yesterday's date, there was a total of 281 foreign nationals in custody. This equated to approximately 8.5% of those in custody on that date. Of the 281 persons, 195 are serving sentences for criminal offences, 52 persons are remanded in custody on criminal charges and a further 34 persons are awaiting deportation.
The nationalities of the persons involved are set out in the following table:
|
Nationality |
Number of Persons |
|
British |
81 |
|
South African |
33 |
|
Chinese |
28 |
|
Nigerian |
24 |
|
Romanian |
14 |
|
Lithuanian |
12 |
|
Albanian |
6 |
|
Algerian |
6 |
|
Sierra Leonean |
5 |
|
Czech |
5 |
|
Latvian |
5 |
|
Spanish |
4 |
|
Estonian |
4 |
|
Kosovan |
4 |
|
Moldovan |
4 |
|
Russian |
4 |
|
American |
3 |
|
Liberian |
3 |
|
Congolese |
3 |
|
Niger |
3 |
|
Australian |
2 |
|
Jamaican |
2 |
|
Kenyan |
2 |
|
Moroccan |
2 |
|
Polish |
2 |
|
Somalian |
2 |
|
Sri Lankan |
2 |
|
Ukrainian |
2 |
|
Danish |
1 |
|
Ghanaian |
1 |
|
Japanese |
1 |
|
Lebanese |
1 |
|
Libyan |
1 |
|
Malaysian |
1 |
|
Pakistani |
1 |
|
Filipino |
1 |
|
Syrian |
1 |
|
Trinidadian |
1 |
|
Tunisian |
1 |
|
Vietnamese |
1 |
|
Zambian |
1 |
|
Zimbabwean |
1 |
|
Total |
281 |
