Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 January 2007
401 Mr. Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of individuals in custody in Irish prisons with a breakdown by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2315/07]
View answerThe number of prisoners in prison custody on 26 January 2007 is set out in the table below:
|
Institution |
Number in Custody |
|
Mountjoy Prison |
471 |
|
Dóchas Centre |
104* |
|
St. Patrick’s Institution |
190 |
|
Cork Prison |
259 |
|
Limerick Prison (Male) |
274 |
|
Limerick Prison (Female) |
20* |
|
Castlerea Prison |
228 |
|
Cloverhill Prison |
397 |
|
Wheatfield Prison |
371 |
|
Portlaoise Prison |
122 |
|
Arbour Hill Prison |
140 |
|
Training Unit |
85 |
|
Midlands Prison |
449 |
|
Loughan House |
77 |
|
Shelton Abbey |
57 |
|
Total |
3,244 |
*Female.
These figures include persons committed to custody on sentences varying from a number of days up to a life sentence. They also include persons in prison custody on foot of a remand or trial warrant or detained on foot of a deportation order. On that date, a total of 561 persons, including 42 female prisoners, were in custody solely on foot of a remand or trial warrant.
