Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
1076. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been imprisoned for contempt of court for each of the past ten years; the length of the average imprisonment term for contempt of court in each of these years; and the longest imprisonment term for contempt of court in the same period. [63595/22]
View answerI am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that data in relation to the number of people imprisoned for contempt of court for each of the past ten years; the length of the average imprisonment term for contempt of court in each of these years; and the longest imprisonment term for contempt of court in the same period is outlined in the table below.
|
Year Imprisoned |
Total Number of Persons imprisoned where the Warrant Type was Contempt Of Court |
|
Year 2022 |
18 |
|
Year 2021 |
10 |
|
Year 2020 |
2 |
|
Year 2019 |
12 |
|
Year 2018 |
10 |
|
Year 2017 |
11 |
|
Year 2016 |
16 |
|
Year 2015 |
23 |
|
Year 2014 |
20 |
|
Year 2013 |
16 |
|
Year 2012 |
15 |
|
Year Imprisoned |
Length of the average imprisonment term in each of these years |
|
Year 2022 |
32 days |
|
Year 2021 |
23 days |
|
Year 2020 |
6 days |
|
Year 2019 |
29 days |
|
Year 2018 |
19 days |
|
Year 2017 |
13 days |
|
Year 2016 |
17 days |
|
Year 2015 |
35 days |
|
Year 2014 |
39 days |
|
Year 2013 |
32 days |
|
Year 2012 |
20 days |
* Statistics provided are based on the most serious offence recorded being Contempt of Court.
The longest imprisonment term for contempt of court in the past ten years was in 2013, the individual was imprisoned for 12 months.
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.
