Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 July 1999. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Monday, 12 July 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what, in each year since 1997, was the average length of time taken for a prison transfer from the submission of a successful application to their arrival in the Republic of Ireland for (a) IRA prisoners and (b) non-IRA prisoners. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what, in each year since 1997, was the average length of time taken for a prison transfer from the submission of a successful application to their arrival in the Republic of Ireland for (a) IRA prisoners and (b) non-IRA prisoners. [89906] Mr. George Howarth: The information requested is given in the table. Average periods {1}, from date of submission of a successful application for repatriation to the Republic of Ireland to date of arrival in the Republic, in 1997 and 1998 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Prisoners convicted of terrorist related Non-terrorist prisoners offences {2} 1997 Approximately 9 months Approximately 23 months 1998 Approximately 10 months All applications submitted in 1998 remain outstanding _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Not all applications were resolved in the same calendar year as that in which they were submitted {2} Details of prisoners' alleged paramilitary affiliations are not centrally recorded

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 89906; 335 c77W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Administrative delays IRA Prisoners' transfers Prisoners Republic of Ireland
Contains statistics: Yes