asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers in the prison service and their distribution or general location.
Written Answers. - Prison Officer Numbers.
167.
The total Prison Service staff is 1,118. They are distributed among the prisons and places of detention as follows:
|
Mountjoy Prison |
297 |
|
Limerick Prison |
111 |
|
Cork Prison |
46 |
|
Arbour Hill Prison |
74 |
|
Portlaoise Prison |
274 |
|
The Training Unit |
56 |
|
Shelton Abbey |
27 |
|
St. Patrick's Institution |
111 |
|
Shanganagh Castle |
35 |
Twenty-one recruit prison officers are receiving induction training at present.
There are 66 prison service staff serving in Loughan House.