Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2015
293. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the numbers of prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age and the annual cost of this age group by person as of 23 November 2015. [45104/15]
View answer294. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the numbers of prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age and the annual cost of this age group by person as of 23 November 2015. [45105/15]
View answer295. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of sentenced prisoners from 18 to 20 years of age as well as the annual cost of this age group by person as at 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45106/15]
View answer296. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out by institution the number of sentenced prisoners from 21 to 25 years of age as well as the annual cost of this age group by person as of 23 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45107/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 293 to 296, inclusive, together.
I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on 30th November, 2015 and this analysis has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy.
The information is set out in the following table.
|
Establishment Name |
Number in custody 18 to 20 years old |
Sentenced 18 to 20 years old |
Number in custody 21 to 25 years old |
Sentenced 21 to 25 years old |
|
Arbour Hill Prison |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
Castlerea Prison |
25 |
18 |
63 |
47 |
|
Cloverhill Remand Prison |
37 |
4 |
78 |
16 |
|
Cork Prison |
17 |
15 |
45 |
34 |
|
Limerick Prison (Female) |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
|
Limerick Prison (Male) |
16 |
9 |
65 |
41 |
|
Loughan House |
0 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
|
Midlands Prison |
39 |
34 |
127 |
122 |
|
Mountjoy Prison (Female) |
2 |
1 |
14 |
9 |
|
Mountjoy Prison (Male) |
14 |
14 |
116 |
116 |
|
Portlaoise Prison |
4 |
4 |
49 |
48 |
|
Shelton Abbey |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
|
Training Unit |
0 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
|
Wheatfield Place of Detention |
60 |
60 |
80 |
80 |
|
Total |
216 |
160 |
697 |
572 |
The Irish Prison Service calculates the average annual cost of an available staffed prison space for inclusion in the Annual Report of the Irish Prison Service. For 2014, the latest year for which a figure is available, the cost was €68,959.
