Pádraig MacLochlainn
Ceist:203. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of every person imprisoned in a jail here on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. [24716/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 22 May 2013
Ceisteanna (203)
Freagraí scríofa
The Deputy may wish to note that the average cost of an available, staffed prison space is published annually in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report. The most recent figures which are available are contained in the 2012 Annual Report which is available on the Prison Service's website www.irishprisons.ie.
The average cost of an available, staffed prison space during the calendar year 2012 was €65,404, a small increase on the 2011 figure of €65,359. This equates to €5,450.33 per month and €1,257.76 per week.
Consistent with calculations in previous years, costs which are not under the direct control of the Irish Prison Service have been excluded. Capital expenditure, including building/equipment assets and small works, is excluded from the calculations in the interest of facilitating comparison between prison types.