Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2018
259. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 11 December 2018, the number of the 13 persons that have retired on grounds of ill health as a direct result of a recognised injury on duty from the Irish Prison Service; if they were subject to an injury warrant application by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53862/18]
View answerFurther to my response to Parliamentary Question 228 of 11 December 2018, I am advised that ill-health retirement is governed by the Department of Finance circular 22/07 which sets out the procedure to be followed, either on the initiative of the employee or of the Department.
The Irish Prison Service commenced the recording of the relevant data in 2006. In the intervening time, 172 employees have retired on grounds of ill health and of that, 13 as a direct result of a recognised injury on duty. Of these 13, 4 involved Injury Warrants applications and all were refused.
