asked the Minister for Justice if he will state, in respect of each prison under his control, (a) the number of prisoners who have been transferred, in each of the last three years, to the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin, for treatment; (b) the number of such prisoners who have been returned to an institution under his control; and (c) in the case of first admissions to Dundrum from institutions under his control, the average length of imprisonment prior to referral.
Written Answers . - Prisoners in Central Mental Hospital .
116.
: The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the following table—
(a) Number of offenders who were transferred from prisons and places of detention under the control of the Minister for Justice to the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, for treatment during the years 1975, 1976 and 1977.
|
Prisons and places of detention |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
|
Mountjoy* |
97 (3) |
74 (3) |
98 (6) |
|
Limerick |
4 |
8 |
6 |
|
Cork |
— |
2 |
3 |
|
Arbour Hill |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Portlaoise |
1 |
— |
6 |
|
Training Unit |
— |
— |
— |
|
Shelton Abbey |
— |
— |
— |
|
St. Patrick's |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|
Shanganagh Castle |
— |
— |
— |
|
Loughan House |
— |
— |
— |
(b) Number of offenders who, having been transferred to the Central Mental Hospital from a prison or place of detention for treatment, were returned to a prison or place of detention under the control of the Minister for Justice during the years 1975, 1976 and 1977.
|
Prisons and places of detention |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
|
Mountjoy* |
62 (2) |
54 (3) |
79 (5) |
|
Limerick |
2 |
7 |
4 |
|
Cork |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Arbour Hill |
— |
— |
— |
|
Portlaoise |
— |
— |
4 |
|
Training Unit |
— |
— |
— |
|
Shelton Abbey |
— |
— |
— |
|
St. Patrick's |
5 |
1 |
8 |
|
Shanganagh Castle |
— |
— |
— |
|
Loughan House |
— |
— |
— |
(c) The average length of period of detention served by offenders prior to transfer for the first time for treatment to the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, from prisons and places of detention under the control of the Minister for Justice.
|
Prisons and places of detention |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
|
Mountjoy* |
3.5 weeks(101 weeks) |
19 weeks(72 weeks) |
6 weeks(27 weeks) |
|
Limerick |
8 weeks |
3 days |
13.5 weeks |
|
Cork |
— |
— |
4.5 weeks |
|
Arbour Hill |
— |
— |
101 weeks |
|
Portlaoise |
25 weeks |
— |
74 weeks |
|
Training Unit |
— |
— |
— |
|
Shelton Abbey |
— |
— |
— |
|
St. Patrick's |
28 weeks |
34.5 weeks |
79.5 weeks |
|
Shanganagh Castle |
— |
— |
— |
|
Loughan House |
— |
— |
— |
* The figures shown in brackets for Mountjoy are those which have been included in the global figures in respect of offenders who were referred from or returned to Mountjoy but were serving their sentences in the Curragh Military Detention Barracks. Offenders who are detained in the Curragh Military Detention Barracks and who require psychiatric treatment which cannot be provided in the Barracks are transferred in the first instance to civil custody in Mountjoy. They are then transferred to the Central Mental Hospital.
117.
asked the Minister for Defence if he will state in respect of the Curragh Military Detention Barracks (a) the number of prisoners who have been transferred, in each of the last three years, to the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin, for treatment; (b) the number of such prisoners who have been returned to the Detention Barracks; and (c) in the case of first admissions to Dundrum from the Detention Barracks, the average length of imprisonment prior to referral.
: Since 1975 to date, no prisoner has been transferred from the Military Detention Barracks, Curragh Camp, to the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, for treatment.