asked the Minister for Justice the number of people awaiting trial who have been refused bail and are on detention for a period in excess of three months and the period of detention in each case.
Written Answers. - Bail Refusals.
226.
: The number of such persons is five. The periods spent in custody are nine-and-a-half months, six months, four months, four months and three-and-a-quarter months respectively.
227.
asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners in each penal institution who have been refused bail and are awaiting trial.
: Mountjoy Prison, 15; Limerick Prison, six; St. Patrick's Institution, six; Portlaoise Prison, three.