Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 June 2016
50. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers in the prison population; the main categories under which current prisoners are incarcerated; and if she has projected a decrease or an increase in the prison population in the next five years. [17112/16]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service publish the capacity of its prisons and the numbers in custody on a daily basis on their website (www.irishprisons.ie).
I can further advise that a breakdown of the offence groups for which individuals were incarcerated on 31 May 2016, the latest date for which an offence breakdown is available, is included in a table.
|
Offence Group Description |
|
|
GP01 Homicide Offences |
448 |
|
GP02 Sexual Offences |
397 |
|
GP03 Attempts/Threat to Murder |
575 |
|
GP04 Dangerous or Negligent Acts |
100 |
|
GP05 Kidnapping and Related Offences |
43 |
|
GP06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences |
126 |
|
GP07 Burglary and Related Offences |
374 |
|
GP08 Theft and Related Offences |
792 |
|
GP09 Fraud, Deception and Related Offences |
65 |
|
GP10 Controlled Drug Offences |
417 |
|
GP11 Weapons and Explosives Offences |
138 |
|
GP12 Damage to Property and the Environment |
80 |
|
GP13 Public Order and Social Code Offences |
50 |
|
GP14 Road and Traffic Offences |
59 |
|
GP15 Offences re Gov, Justice and Organ Crime |
68 |
|
GP16 Offences Not Elsewhere Classified |
30 |
|
Grand Total |
3762 |
My Department is currently examining the possibility and feasibility of conducting a long term prisoner population project.
