Patrick Costello
Question:114. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners granted temporary release by gender in each of the years from 2010 to date in tabular form. [5191/22]
View answerWednesday, 2 February 2022
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The Deputy will note that the number of prisoners granted temporary release decreased significantly from 2016 due to the implementation of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014, which came into operation in January 2016.
The Act provides the court with a number of alternatives orders (recovery order, attachment of earnings order, community service order) that it can make before the court considers committing the person to prison for non-payment of the fine.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.
Number of prisoners granted temporary release by gender for the period 2010 to date
|
|
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Year 2022 (up to 28 January) |
53 |
473 |
526 |
|
Year 2021 |
278 |
2,215 |
2,493 |
|
Year 2020 |
343 |
2,442 |
2,785 |
|
Year 2019 |
492 |
3,238 |
3,730 |
|
Year 2018 |
344 |
2,650 |
2,994 |
|
Year 2017 |
716 |
3,803 |
4,519 |
|
Year 2016 |
2,132 |
7,725 |
9,857 |
|
Year 2015 |
2,401 |
8,904 |
11,305 |
|
Year 2014 |
2,313 |
9,079 |
11,392 |
|
Year 2013 |
2,092 |
9,033 |
11,125 |
|
Year 2012 |
1,806 |
9,393 |
11,199 |
|
Year 2011 |
1,474 |
9,037 |
10,511 |
|
Year 2010 |
837 |
6,580 |
7,417 |