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Dáil Éireann - Volume 498 - 16 December, 1998

Written Answers. - Prison Accommodation.

Mr. Higgins (Mayo) Mr. Higgins (Mayo)

194. Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the official prisoner capacity of each of the prisons; and the number of prisoners in each prison on Friday, 11 December 1998. [28090/98]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue) John O'Donoghue

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue): The capacity of each of the prisons and the number of prisoners in each prison on Friday, 11 December 1998 is outlined in the table below.

Institution	Design Capacity	Bed Capacity	No. in Custody on 11/12/98
Mountjoy-male	547	670	734
Mountjoy-female	60	60	66
St Patrick's	165	172	192
Cork	150	270	250
Limerick-male	133	200	194
Limerick-female	12	12	15
Castlerea	183	182	170
Wheatfield	320	360	354
Portlaise	205	231	145
Arbour Hill	141	141	140
Fort Mitchel	102	102	101
Training Unit	96	96	74
Curragh	68	94	94
Loughan	85	85	63
Shanganagh	60	60	40
Shelton Abbey	58	58	47
Totals	2,385	2,793	2,679

In the period since I took office, the Government approved prisons building programme in place at my Department, has already produced an additional 212 places at Castlerea and Limerick Prisons. That building programme is on target to complete a further 480 places by early next year at the new remand prison at Cloverhill and the new women's prison beside Mountjoy, and, thereafter, before the end of 1999, an additional 515 places at the new Midlands Prison, Portlaoise. Thus, a total of 995 additional new prison places will be completed between now and the end of 1999.

Dáil Éireann 498 Written Answers. Prison Accommodation.

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