Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons
9:00 am
Ms Caron McCaffrey:
What I can say is subsequent to that incident, which is very serious and is treated very seriously by the Prison Service, as is every assault or injury any of our staff incurs, the State Claims Agency conducted a very thorough assessment in respect of the safety of staff, with a particular focus around escorting of prisoners. We have introduced new escort guidelines for staff. All of our staff have received specific training in respect of those guidelines.
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