Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Caron McCaffrey:
It is, by a small enough percentage by population. We have a staffing cohort of 2,200 and we are carrying approximately 150 vacancies. Every effort is being made not just to bring us up to our full, existing staff complement but, as I mentioned earlier, we have gotten approval for an extra 200 prison officers, and we hope to bring them into the system this year.
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