Thursday, 18 Jun 2015

Written Answers Nos. 163 - 173

Prisoner Data

Ceisteanna (163, 164, 165)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

163. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving a sentence of less than five years on 5 May 2015. [24282/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

164. 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 five years on 5 May 2015. [24283/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

165. 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 five years on 5 May 2015. [24284/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 to 165, 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 1,906 persons serving a sentence of less than five years, of this 145 persons were aged 18 to 20 years and 475 were aged 21 to 25 years.

Prisoner Data

Ceisteanna (166, 167, 168)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

166. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving a sentence of less than ten years on 5 May 2015. [24285/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

167. 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 ten years on 5 May 2015. [24286/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

168. 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 ten years on 5 May 2015. [24287/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 168, 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 2,630 persons serving a sentence of less than ten years, of this 159 persons were aged 18 to 20 years and 581 were aged 21 to 25 years.

Prisoner Data

Ceisteanna (169, 170, 171)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

169. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons serving a sentence of more than ten years on 5 May 2015. [24288/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

170. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 18 to 20 years, inclusive, serving a sentence more than ten years on 5 May 2015. [24289/15]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

171. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons aged 21 to 25 years, inclusive, serving a sentence more than ten years on 5 May 2015. [24290/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 171, 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 614 persons serving a sentence of more than ten years, of this 346 were serving a life sentence and 268 were serving a sentence of more than ten years.

Of the 614, 2 were aged 18 to 20 years and 30 were aged 21 to 25 years.

Firearms Licences

Ceisteanna (172, 173)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

172. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new applications for handguns, by reference to calibre, make and model, for target shooting that have been received by An Garda Síochána since she published the joint report of An Garda Síochána and her Department, regarding the review of firearms licensing to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24321/15]

Niall Collins

Ceist:

173. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for handguns for target shooting that have been granted and entered on the PULSE system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24322/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together.

I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report in relation to these matters and will write to the Deputy as soon as I have further information.