Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits to the justice sector in each of the years 2011 to 2013; and the number of whole-time equivalent recruits. [21978/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I understand that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are providing a reply covering recruitment across government Departments and that reply will include any recruits within the Department of Justice & Equality for the period in question. In respect of recruitment to other areas of the Justice sector I am informed that there has been no recruitment to An Garda Síochána during the period concerned however the Garda College re-opened for new recruits in 2014.

In respect of the Irish Prison Service there has been recruitment at the following grades between 2011 and 2013.

I can advise the Deputy that all new recruits are typically appointed on a whole time equivalent work pattern.