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Mobile Telephone Seizures

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 March 2015

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Questions (89)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

89. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mobile phones seized from each prison in the years 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [10744/15]

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I can advise the Deputy that the number of mobile phones seized from each prison in 2013, 2014 and to 8 February 2015 are set out in the following table:

Mobile Phone Seizures 2013, 2014 and 2015 ( to 8 February 2015)

Prison/Place of Detention

2013

2014

2015 (to 8 February)

Arbour Hill

1

0

0

Castlerea

43

38

6

Cloverhill

30

50

3

Cork

8

3

0

Dóchas Centre

1

6

1

Limerick

55

18

2

Loughan House

52

66

12

Midlands

114

59

10

Mountjoy (Male)

238

223

45

Portlaoise

11

52

3

Shelton Abbey

19

5

3

St. Patrick's

119

109

10

Training Unit

92

55

1

Wheatfield

22

44

0

Total

805

728

96

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