Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I tabled some parliamentary questions on prison statics, the average number in daily custody; the number of staff; the number on maternity leave; the number on sick leave. I was provided with the figures and it separated out the number on maternity leave, which obviously has to be factored in if one is going to change the gender balance in any workplace. One can factor in a ratio for maternity leave. I wish to raise the number on long-term sick leave in a particular institution, Cloverhill Prison. I know the numbers can be quite small, however the numbers on long-term sick leave are fairly constant in one prison, whereas one would expect that number to rise and fall.

Is there a procedure to pick out figures in certain categories to find out what is happening. For example is the prison more dangerous, is there a management tool to target it or how does one deal with it?