Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
552. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data on the number of probation officers stationed in each county at present and on this date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36351/13]
View answerThe Probation Service is structured into 7 operational regions incorporating 5 geographical and 2 national regions. Each region has teams covering geographical areas, within County boundaries in most instances. These operational regions and the staffing deployments are outlined in the two tables beneath.
|
Operational Region |
Counties |
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Dublin North/North East |
Dublin North, Meath and Louth |
|
Dublin South/Wicklow |
Dublin South, Wicklow |
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Midlands and South East |
Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Waterford |
|
South West |
Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Clare |
|
West, North West and Westmeath |
Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan, Westmeath, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway |
|
Young Persons Probation |
Nationally |
|
Prisoners Risk and Resettlement |
Nationally |
|
Operational Region |
2013 Staffing *whole time equivalent |
2012 Staffing *whole time equivalent |
|
Dublin North/ North East |
36.8* |
34.8* |
|
Dublin South/Wicklow |
45.1* |
42.9* |
|
Midlands and South East |
29.5* |
29.3* |
|
South West |
24.4* |
24.4* |
|
West, North West and Westmeath |
24.2* |
24.2* |
|
Young Persons Probation (national) |
24.3* |
28.3* |
|
Prisoners Risk and Resettlement (national) |
32.8* |
31* |
