Clare Daly
Question:274. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 21 February 2019, when a reply will be issued. [16625/19]
View answerTuesday, 9 April 2019
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A reply to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 21 February 2019 issued on 8 April. The substance of the reply is repeated below for the sake of clarity. In my original response I had indicated that the information requested was not recorded centrally and that I had asked my officials in the Irish Prison Service to examine relevant information collated at Governor level, with a view to making further information available to the Deputy.
The table below reflects the number of times Gardaí were called or requested to attend a prison for assaults and other offences which were considered a criminal matter. As there is currently no central register to record the requested information, it is not possible to quantify with absolute certainty the accuracy of these records.
|
Establishment |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 to date |
Total |
|
Shelton Abbey |
Nil |
Nil |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
|
Loughan House |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
Nil |
2 |
|
Cloverhill |
24 |
33 |
88 |
11 |
156 |
|
Midlands |
25 |
37 |
34 |
10 |
106 |
|
Arbour Hill |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Mountjoy (Male) |
131 |
118 |
126 |
17 |
392 |
|
Castlerea |
102 |
89 |
73 |
11 |
275 |
|
Wheatfield |
31 |
77 |
179 |
13 |
300 |
|
Cork |
28 |
72 |
55 |
1 |
156 |
|
Mountjoy (Female) Prison |
17 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
33 |
|
Limerick |
35 |
29 |
42 |
15 |
121 |
|
Portlaoise |
27 |
45 |
39 |
4 |
115 |
Under Statutory Instrument no 11 of 2013 (amendment to the Prison Rules), prisons are obliged to collate the reporting of complaints of a criminal offence (Rule 57A) to the Gardaí and I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that an instruction has been issued to all Governors reminding them of their obligations.