Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:150. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the compensation, if any, given to persons who are assaulted by other prisoners while on remand. [43876/12]
View answerThursday, 11 October 2012
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service records do not differentiate between compensation paid out to sentenced or remand prisoner. In addition, the vast majority of compensation claims are managed by the State Claims Agency. The compilation of such information, as requested, would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort to prepare and could not be justified in current circumstances where there are other significant demands on resources. However, I can inform the Deputy that to date in 2012, the sum of €12,500.00 has been paid by the Irish Prison Service in compensation to prisoners who alleged that they had been assaulted whilst in detention. In 2011, the corresponding figure was €65,000.00.