Question
133.
Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on remand in custody on 5 May 2015; and if she will provide in tabular form the numbers on remand in each prison and place of detention. [24252/15]
134.
Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners aged 18 to 20 years inclusive on remand in custody on 5 May 2015; and if she will provide in tabular form the numbers on remand in each prison and place of detention. [24253/15]
135.
Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners aged 21 to 24 years inclusive on remand in custody on 5 May 2015; and if she will provide in tabular form the numbers on remand in each prison and place of detention. [24254/15]
Answer
Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 to 135, 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, the information sought by the Deputy is based on an analysis of the snapshot of the prison population was conducted on the 30th April, 2015.
The information is set out in the following table.
| Establishment Name | Total Number on remand | 18 to 20 year olds on remand | 21 to 24 year olds on remand |
| Castlerea Prison | 50 | 3 | 6 |
| Cloverhill Remand Prison | 265 | 24 | 47 |
| Cork Prison | 38 | 5 | 9 |
| Limerick Prison (F) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Limerick Prison (M) | 57 | 7 | 13 |
| Midlands Prison | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| Mountjoy Prison (F) | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Mountjoy Prison (M) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Portlaoise Prison | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Patricks Institution | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheatfield Place of Detention | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 492 | 41 | 80 |