Parliamentary Question: Prison Committals

14th February 2001

160. Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women within the prison system at present; the way in which that number compares to numbers in each of the past five years; the number of spaces available for women; the institutions in which women are housed; the average length of time that women serve in prison; and if he has satisfied himself that sufficient prison spaces are available for women. [4137/01]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue): The information requested in relation to the number of women within the prison system at present, and the way in which that number compares to numbers in each of the past five years, is outlined in the table below:*
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