Written answers
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
Probation and Welfare Service Staff
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probation officers stationed in each county; the corresponding figures for the same date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31112/18]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Probation Service is the lead agency in the assessment and management of offenders in our communities. It has a national remit with services delivered locally by staff based in 35 community based offices and also in 12 prisons.
The Probation Service is structured into 7 operational regions, of which 5 are geographical operational regions and 2 are national operational regions. Probation Officers are assigned on a regional, not county basis and so the table below provides a breakdown of the number of Probation Officers and Senior Probation Officers in these 7 operational regions as at the end of June 2018 and end of June 2017.
| Regions | Probation Officers End June 2018 | Senior Probation Officers End June 2018 | Probation Officers End June 2017 | Senior Probation Officers End June 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisons & Risk Resettlement (National Region) | 33.9 | 6 | 32.9 | 6 |
| Young Peoples Probation (National Region) | 11.9 | 3 | 12.1 | 5 |
| Dublin North & North East | 34.9 | 7 | 34.1 | 8 |
| Dublin South & Wicklow | 41.4 | 7 | 46 | 7 |
| Midlands & South East | 32.5 | 4.8 | 31.5 | 4 |
| South West | 38 | 5.7 | 35.8 | 7.7 |
| West, North West & Westmeath | 26 | 5 | 24.8 | 5 |
| Total | 218.6 | 38.5 | 217.2 | 42.7 |
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