Written answers

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Irish Prison Service

10:00 pm

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 983: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the salaries of each Governor of each prison here; if he will give details of their expenses for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18409/12]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that allowing for vacancies and the fact that some Prison Governors have responsibility for more than 1 prison, there are 13 Governor grades. These comprise Governor grades 1, 2, 3 and Campus Governor, attached to the 14 Prisons in the State. The salary details, a combination of basic salary and allowances, of each Governor are set out in the table below:-

GradeSalary €
Campus Governor126,886
Governor Grade 1116,193
Governor Grade 1111,322
Governor Grade 2109,364
Governor Grade 2106,967
Governor Grade 2106,967
Governor Grade 296,023
Governor Grade 296,023
Governor Grade 288,956
Governor Grade 388,192
Governor Grade 384,656
Governor Grade 384,656
Governor Grade 384,656

I also wish to advise the Deputy that Prison Governors are entitled to claim travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with relevant Department of Finance Circulars. The total travel expenses for these Governors for the past five years are set out in the table below. It should be noted that the individuals concerned may not have been serving in a Governor grade for the entire period in question.

YearTotal expenses
200737,472.51
200854,780.81
200939,036.90
201034,425.40
201130,473.15
Total196,188.77

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