I have been informed by the Garda Authorities that the total number of cells at each of the Stations requested by the Deputy is as follows:
Harcourt Terrace
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3
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Pearse Street
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6
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Kevin Street
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4
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In accordance with the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and the Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stations Regulations, 1987, where it is necessary to place persons in custody in cells, as far as practicable not more than one person is kept in each cell. Persons of the opposite sex are not placed in a cell together. A violent person is not placed in a cell with other persons if this can be avoided.
Depending on the circumstances and the demands on the service, the number of prisoners held in custody, at any one time, at the stations mentioned may vary.