Prisoner Releases.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 February 2007

Thursday, 8 February 2007

Questions (149)

Jim O'Keeffe

Question:

143 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners transferred from Cork prison to other prisons in January 2007 and subsequently let out on early release form the prison to which they were transferred prior to reaching their release date taking into account their remission. [4624/07]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I can inform the Deputy that 65 prisoners were transferred from Cork prison to other prisons in January 2007 and that subsequently 4 received temporary release from the prison to which they were transferred.