Mattie McGrath
Question:576. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of business persons jailed for contempt of court for each of the past five years. [8675/13]
View answerTuesday, 19 February 2013
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I wish to inform the Deputy that I have been informed by the Irish Prison Service that it is not possible to provide the information requested. However, statistics on the number of committals to prison custody as a result of contempt of court order are set out in the following table. The table covers the years from 2008 to 2011.
|
Year |
Total |
|
2008 |
20 |
|
2009 |
21 |
|
2010 |
26 |
|
2011 |
43 |
Figures for 2012 will be available upon completion of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report.