Thursday, 18 Jun 2015

Written Answers Nos. 154-162

Prisoner Data

Ceisteanna (154, 155, 156)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

154. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving a sentence of less than 12 months on 5 May 2015. [24273/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

155. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 18 to 20 years, inclusive, serving a sentence of less than 12 months on 5 May 2015. [24274/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

156. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 21 to 25 years, inclusive, serving a sentence of less than 12 months on 5 May 2015. [24275/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 to 156, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 403 persons serving a sentence of less than 12 months, of this 52 persons were aged 18 to 20 years and 115 were aged 21 to 25 years.

Prisoner Data

Ceisteanna (157, 158, 159)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

157. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving a sentence of less than 24 months on 5 May 2015. [24276/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

158. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 18 to 20 years, inclusive, serving a sentence of less than 24 months on 5 May 2015. [24277/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

159. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 21 to 25 years, inclusive, serving a sentence of less than 24 months on 5 May 2015. [24278/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 159, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 823 persons serving a sentence of less than 24 months, of this 97 persons were aged 18 to 20 years and 209 were aged 21 to 25 years.

Prisoner Data

Ceisteanna (160, 161, 162)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

160. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving a sentence of less than three years on 5 May 2015. [24279/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

161. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 18 to 20 years, inclusive, serving a sentence of less than three years on 5 May 2015. [24280/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

162. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 21 to 25 years, inclusive, serving a sentence of less than three years on 5 May 2015. [24281/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it conducts an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population on the last day of each month. Accordingly, an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population conducted on the 30th April, 2015 shows there was a total of 1,220 persons serving a sentence of less than three years, of this 125 persons were aged 18 to 20 years and 303 were aged 21 to 25 years.