Malcolm Byrne
Question:864. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage by citizenship of all prisoners currently held in Irish prisons. [35315/26]
View answerTuesday, 12 May 2026
Questions (864)
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I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that it does not collate the data in the format requested by the Deputy. It collates and publishes information regarding the number of persons in custody by Nationality Group on its website (www.irishprisons.ie). This information can be found in the Information Centre under Statistics & Information, Monthly Information Note.
The latest figures available are outlined in the table below:
|
Nationality Group in Custody on 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
Number |
Percentage |
|
African |
186 |
3.16 |
|
Asian |
81 |
1.38 |
|
British |
128 |
2.17 |
|
Central American |
2 |
0.03 |
|
European Union |
504 |
8.56 |
|
Irish |
4,819 |
81.83 |
|
Middle East |
20 |
0.34 |
|
North American |
18 |
0.31 |
|
Other European |
72 |
1.22 |
|
South American |
58 |
0.98 |
|
The Caribbean |
1 |
0.02 |
|
Total |
5,889 |
100 |