Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022
496. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of persons currently in prison for serious crimes, less serious crimes or what are deemed to be minor offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60974/22]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that I have been informed by the Irish Prison Service that the recording of offences is not classified by minor, less serious or serious. According to the latest snapshot of the prison population taken on the 30th November 2022 there were 4,369 persons in custody, of which 3,409 were sentenced prisoners.
A breakdown of the sentenced population by Offence Group description, classified by gender is set out in the table below.
|
Offence Group |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
GP01 Homicide Offences |
13 |
397 |
410 |
|
GP02 Sexual Offences |
8 |
516 |
524 |
|
GP03 Attempts/Threat to Murder, Assaults, Harassments and Related Offence |
24 |
505 |
529 |
|
GP04 Dangerous or Negligent Acts |
6 |
72 |
78 |
|
GP05 Kidnapping and Related Offences |
0 |
46 |
46 |
|
GP06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences |
3 |
90 |
93 |
|
GP07 Burglary and Related Offences |
12 |
299 |
311 |
|
GP08 Theft and Related Offences |
61 |
497 |
558 |
|
GP09 Fraud, Deception and Related Offences |
4 |
79 |
83 |
|
GP10 Controlled Drug Offences |
11 |
375 |
386 |
|
GP11 Weapons and Explosives Offences |
0 |
117 |
117 |
|
GP12 Damage to Property and the Environment |
2 |
90 |
92 |
|
GP13 Public Order and Social Code Offences |
3 |
33 |
36 |
|
GP14 Road and Traffic Offences |
2 |
39 |
41 |
|
GP15 Offences against Government, Justice Procedures and Organisation Crime |
7 |
85 |
92 |
|
GP16 Offences Not Elsewhere Classified |
0 |
13 |
13 |
|
Grand Total |
156 |
3,253 |
3,409 |
The Irish Prison Service also have advised that detailed statistical information in relation to numbers in prison custody, prison sentences and length of sentences is available on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. This information can be found on the Irish Prison Service website in the Information Centre – under Statistics and Information. Statistics available include daily prison population, monthly information note statistics, snapshot statistics and yearly statistics.
