Peadar Tóibín
Question:426. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently in prison who have served prison sentences for previous convictions. [49305/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 October 2021
426. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently in prison who have served prison sentences for previous convictions. [49305/21]
View answerI have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that on 12 October 2021 there were 3,821 persons in custody, of whom 2,296 have served prison sentences for previous convictions.