Mr. Don Culliton:

Obviously the IPS has, until quite recently, operated under the prison officer's disciplinary code. In 2019, there was a significant number of disciplinary cases against staff, totalling in the region of 40-plus. I cannot answer the Deputy's question as to whether any of those related to a particular protected disclosure issues but certainly we take disciplinary action seriously in the IPS and we utilise the provisions of the various disciplinary codes to deal with any performance or disciplinary issues.