Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 October 2020
152. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of prisoners currently incarcerated in each of the prisons nationally to date; the number on early release; the number due for release on completion of their sentences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32223/20]
View answerTo ensure that information is made available to the widest possible range of stakeholders, the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown on a daily basis.
This information is available on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. This breakdown includes the number of prisoners in custody and the number of prisoners on Temporary Release. The information can be found in the Information Centre – under Statistics & Information – Daily Prisoner Population.
I can inform the Deputy that as of 19 October 2020, 1,344 sentenced prisoners are due for release on completion of their sentence in the next 12 months.
It should be noted that some of these prisoners may have future court appearances which could result in an increase in their sentence length.
