§ MR. NOLAN (Louth, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, How many prisoners can be accommodated in prisons in Ireland at present; what is the average number under detention in that country; and, what steps the Government propose to take in the event of the ordinary prison accommodation proving insufficient owing to the provisions of the proposed Criminal Law Amendment Bill?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDEE SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied): About 4,000 prisoners can be, at present, accommodated in the prisons in Ireland. The average number under detention is about 2,500. The Irish Government have no reason to apprehend that the accommodation now available will prove inadequate.