Prisoner Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Questions (539)

Niall Collins

Question:

539. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 305 of 23 September 2014 and 269 of 7 October 2014, the number of convictions each prisoner currently detained in the Irish prison system has; the reason these statistics are not available to the Irish Prison Service; if she will provide the statistics requested in Parliamentary Questions Nos. 305 of 23 September 2014 and 269 of 7 October 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41960/14]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 305 of the 23 September 2014 and Question No 269 of the 7th October 2014. As I outlined to the deputy in these responses the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. The compilation of these statistics would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of time and effort to prepare and could not be justified in current circumstance where there are other significant demands on resources. Therefore the position remains unchanged.