Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 May 2017
63. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for recruitment in the Prison Service; the number of prison officers due to retire in 2017; and the number of prison officers due to be recruited in 2017. [21192/17]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Prison Service that in 2016, the Public Appointments Service launched a recruitment campaign on behalf of the Irish Prison Service for Recruit Prison Officers, the first since 2008.
As of 30 April 2017, 99 prison grade staff (of which 57 are prison officers) have informed my Department that they will retire in 2017. It is intended to recruit approximately 80 new Recruit Prison Officers this year, and a further 216 Recruit Prison Officers in 2018.
