Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Public Accounts Committee
Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances
11:40 am
Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Then there is the figure of €10.6 million. Therefore, prison officers received a benefit of €18,000 per head by way of the attendance allowance, of €4,000 per head through the rent allowance and an operational allowance which amounts to 8% of basic pay. All in all, they have an extra €26,000. What is the average take home pay of an average prison officer?