Patrick Costello
Question:597. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when the last prison census was taken; and when the next one is due to take place. [11656/22]
View answerTuesday, 1 March 2022
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I can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service publishes daily prisoner population counts and information is available via the following web link -
www.irishprisons.ie/information-centre/statistics-information/2015-daily-prisoner-population/
In addition, it also completes regular censuses of Prison population and Cell occupancy, including a Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners - a link to which can be found here -
www.irishprisons.ie/information-centre/statistics-information/census-reports/
I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners was last conducted on 18 January 2022. The next census is due to take place on 19 April 2022.