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Parliamentary Question: Prison Committals

31st January 2007

401. Mr. Nolan  asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of individuals in custody in Irish prisons with a breakdown by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2315/07]

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell): The number of prisoners in prison custody on 26 January 2007 is set out in the table below:

Institution                        Number in Custody

Mountjoy Prison                 471

Dóchas Centre                    104*

St. Patrick's Institution    190

Cork Prison                           259

Limerick Prison (Male)       274

Limerick Prison (Female)   20*

Castlerea Prison              228

Cloverhill Prison               397

Wheatfield Prison             371

Portlaoise Prison              122

Arbour Hill Prison             140

Training Unit                    85

Midlands Prison                449

Loughan House                77

Shelton Abbey                  57

 
Total                            3,244

*Female.

*Female.

These figures include persons committed to custody on sentences varying from a number of days up to a life sentence. They also include persons in prison custody on foot of a remand or trial warrant or detained on foot of a deportation order. On that date, a total of 561 persons, including 42 female prisoners, were in custody solely on foot of a remand or trial warrant.

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