100,000 scones and 30,000 fruitcakes on the prison service 2022 shopping list

The shopping list for the State’s prison population, which currently stands at around 3,700 inmates, includes 100,928 scones and 29,189 brack fruitcakes, as well as 21.659 tonnes of bananas. File photo: Denis Minihane

Hungry inmates are expected to consume 352 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables next year, along with 254 tonnes of bread products, at a cost to the taxpayer of more than €1.5 million.

The shopping list for the State’s prison population, which currently stands at around 3,700 inmates, includes 100,928 scones and 29,189 brack fruitcakes, as well as 21.659 tonnes of bananas.