Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)

3:50 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will move on to the next item, which is Vote 21, prisons. The figure being sought here is €9.25 million. The first one is salaries and wages and allowances. There is an additional requirement of €7 million. There was a shortfall at the start of the year. A number of prison officers progressed into the prisoner officer pay grade without a corresponding number of requirements. Have we more prison officers as a result of this?

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