Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2016
81. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentence prisoners in custody in 2015; the breakdown of the number of life sentence prisoners in custody convicted of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and any other offence; if, in the case of any other offence, she will specify the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/16]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that the number of persons serving a life sentence on the 31 December 2015 was 342. A breakdown of the offences is included in the following table.
|
Offence Description |
Number in custody |
|
Murder |
324 |
|
Manslaughter |
3 |
|
Attempted Murder |
3 |
|
Sexual Offences |
12 |
|
Total |
342 |
