Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the competition for position of recruit prison officer which closed on 9 October 2008; when applicants will be called for interview; the number of vacancies which exist for recruit prison officers in prisons here; his plans to deal with the prison officer vacancies caused by the retirement of long serving officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27211/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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A public recruitment competition for Recruit Prison Officers was held during 2008 and a panel of candidates successful at the first round of the process was established. There are currently no vacancies in the Irish Prison Service for Recruit Prison Officers. This recruitment competition panel will, of course, be available to draw from should posts be sanctioned in the short to medium term in the context of overall Government policy on public sector numbers.