Barry Ward

839. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison, broken down by category including the costs related to food, transport, staffing, education, utilities, accommodation and any other significant costing. [39981/26]

840. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any initiative that seeks to target recidivism within the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/26]

841. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any initiative that seeks to target recidivism for former prisoners at a community level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39987/26]

842. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any analysis carried out into rates of recidivism for former prisoners of the Irish Prison System; the way in which this is categorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39988/26]

843. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the net change in total prison population, broken down by prison in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39989/26]

844. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the prisoner to staff ratio within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/26]

845. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the prisoner to staff ratio within the Irish Prison Service, broken down by prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39991/26]

846. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the recidivism rate for Irish prisoners; if statistics are available into the level of reoffending within six months, one year, three years and five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/26]

847. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any analysis into the recidivism rate for Irish prisoners; if there has been any marked change in the levels of reoffending within the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39999/26]

848. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any analysis into the recidivism rate for Irish prisoners, specifically a comparative analysis into reoffending rates for those former prisoners that participate in rehabilitation programmes compared to those that do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40000/26]

849. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding how Ireland's imprisonment rate per 100,000 population compares to other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/26]

850. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the way in which Ireland's imprisonment rate per 100,000 population compares to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40002/26]

851. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any assessment carried out into the benefits of investing in rehabilitation programmes for prisoners in the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40003/26]

852. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any comparative analysis is carried out to compare the way In which other countries approach recidivism rates for prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40004/26]

853. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review has been carried out into the Nordic Model for the prison system that puts significant focus on rehabilitation and reintegration into society; if any lessons can be learned for an Irish context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40005/26]

854. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the total number of prisoners that participate in rehabilitation and education programmes within the Irish prison system, broken down as a percentage of the total prison population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40006/26]

855. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether overcrowding has any impact on access to rehabilitation programmes within the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40007/26]

856. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40010/26]

857. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40011/26]

858. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40012/26]

859. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/26]

860. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40014/26]

861. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the performance indicators that are used to measure positive successes within the Irish Prison System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40015/26]

862. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capacity of open prisons in the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40016/26]

863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people currently employed within the Irish prison service, broken down by role and by prison/ office location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40017/26]