asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the number of prison officers recruited in 1988, at every level; the number who left the service; the net changes in the numbers employed in the service in 1988; and his plans for recruitment in 1989.
Written Answers. - Prison Officers Statistics.
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Thirty-three prison officers, all basic grade, were recruited and forty-one staff in various grades left the Prison Service in the current year to date, resulting in a net decrease of eight staff employed in the service over the year.
The question of recruitment in 1989 is still under review.