Written answers
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Prison Staff
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers in each prison; his plans to increase same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26478/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the current staffing levels for each prison are as follows:-
Prison | Prison Grade staff |
Mountjoy (Male) | 505 |
Mountjoy (Female) | 78.5 |
St Patrick's Institution | 203 |
Cork | 206 |
Limerick | 215 |
Castlerea | 206 |
Cloverhill | 349 |
Wheatfield | 362 |
Portlaoise | 273 |
Arbour Hill | 100 |
Training Unit | 54 |
Midlands | 332 |
Loughan House | 48 |
Shelton Abbey | 50.5 |
In addition, staff are also assigned to a range of important support prison services, details of which are set out in the following table:
Prison Service Escort Corps | 149.5 |
Operational Support Group | 148 |
Building Services Division | 20 |
Training, Procurement, & Logistics | 24.5 |
The number of operational staff currently serving in the Irish Prison Service is 3324. I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that discussions in relation to staffing levels are ongoing in the context of the Transformation Agenda under the Public Service Agreement 2010 - 2014. The Irish Prison Service is also subject to the moratorium on public sector recruitment and any future requirement to recruit prison officers will be addressed in that context.
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