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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Oct 1991

Vol. 411 No. 4

Written Answers. - Prison Staffing.

Michael Bell

Question:

125 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline (1) the number of prison staff by rank employed in each prison in each of the last ten years, (2) the percentage increase-decrease each year and (3) the number who went out of the service through (a) redundancy, (b) early retirement, (c) retirement at normal retirement age and (d) being dismissed.

The numbers in each grade serving in the prison service as a whole are set out in the following tabular statement. For security reasons I cannot supply a breakdown of these figures by institution.

The percentage increase-decrease in overall staff numbers in the service year by year from 1981 to 1990 was as follows:

Increase

Decrease

%

%

1981-1982

1.5

1982-1983

5.3

1983-1984

1.5

1984-1985

0.5

1985-1986

3.1

1986-1987

10.8

1987-1988

9.6

1988-1989

1.1

1989-1990

3.1

The number who left the service, in each of the past ten years, through retirement at normal retirement age or by dismissal are set out in the following table, there were no redundancies or early retirements.

Retirement (at normal retirement age)

Dismissal

1981

4

0

1982

7

4

1983

6

0

1984

5

7

1985

3

2

1986

6

13

1987

5

7

1988

7

2

1989

2

5

1990

9

6

Numbers of Serving Prison Service Grades 1981-1990

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

Governor

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Governor of Works

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Senior Deputy Governor

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Senior Deputy Governor

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Deputy Governor

6

6

5

6

8

8

7

7

6

7

Assistant Governor

10

10

9

7

8

9

10

10

11

11

Assistant Governor (Works)

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Chief Officer I

3

3

4

4

4

5

4

5

6

6

Inspector of Works

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Chief Officer II

14

15

15

14

17

18

15

15

15

15

Clerk of Works

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Clerk I

12

12

12

15

16

15

16

15

16

16

Chief Trades Officer I

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

4

Chief Trades Officer II

9

9

9

9

10

10

13

13

12

12

Assistant Chief Officer

113

118

120

121

131

128

133

131

136

138

Clerk II

62

60

59

64

67

69

71

71

71

71

Trades Officer

70

75

73

72

70

76

91

90

89

91

Prison Officer (Male)

1064

1070

1154

1123

1110

1150

1251

1387

1403

1447

Chief Officer II (Matron)

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

ACO (Assistant Matron)

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

6

5

6

Prison Officer (Female)

59

64

63

60

60

63

108

148

151

154

Industrial Training Instructor I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Industrial Training Instructor II

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Industrial Manager

1

1

0

2

2

1

3

3

3

3

Industrial Supervisor

5

5

5

5

6

6

7

6

5

6

Assistant Industrial Supervisor

12

12

12

14

14

15

17

17

17

23

1,475

1,497

1,577

1,553

1,561

1,610

1,784

1,956

1,977

2,039

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