Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons working in the Irish Prison Service; the average age of exit from the service; the number at each staff level; the number that have left the service in each of the past ten years; and the number currently on sick leave. [15316/21]
View answerI am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that as of 18 March 2021 there are 3,485 staff assigned to the Irish Prison Service.
A full breakdown of staff by Grade is set out in Table A below.
I can also advise the Deputy that 1,675 staff have left the Irish Prison Service from 1 January, 2010 to 12 March, 2021.
A breakdown per year of staff leaving the Irish Prison Service over the past ten years is set out in Table B.
The average age of staff leaving the Service during that period was 50.
Prison staff can retire when they reach 30 years actual paid service if aged over 50.
I can further advise that on 1 March, 2021 there were 135 staff absent on sick leave from the Irish Prison Service.
Table A – Irish Prison Service Staff by Grade (18 March, 2021).
|
Civilian Grades |
Number at Grade |
|
Director General |
1 |
|
Director |
5 |
|
Principal Officer Higher |
3 |
|
Principal Officer |
7 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer Higher |
2 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
21 |
|
Accountant Grade II |
1 |
|
Fire Safety |
1 |
|
Engineer |
1 |
|
Quantit Surveyor Grade II |
1 |
|
Higher Executive Officer Higher |
6 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
24 |
|
Executive Officer Higher |
5 |
|
Executive Officer |
34 |
|
Clerical Officer Higher |
12 |
|
Clerical Officer |
37 |
|
Service Officer |
3 |
|
Head Chaplain |
1 |
|
Chaplain |
24 |
|
Executive Clinical Lead |
1 |
|
Doctor |
5 |
|
Specialist Doctor Post |
1 |
|
Pharmacist |
1 |
|
Head of Psychology |
1 |
|
Psychology Principal Manager |
1 |
|
Senior Psychologist |
8 |
|
Psychologist Grade II |
11 |
|
Assistant Psychologist |
12 |
|
Research Assistant (psychology) |
1 |
|
Prison Grades |
Number at Grade |
|
Campus Gov |
1 |
|
Governor 1 |
7 |
|
Governor 2 |
4 |
|
Governor 3 |
12 |
|
Deputy Governor |
1 |
|
Assistant Governor |
24 |
|
Assistant Governor NVRU |
2 |
|
Assistant Governor. (Works MI + EI) * |
3 |
|
Chief Officer 1 |
7 |
|
Chief Officer 2 |
43 |
|
Chief Officer 2 Work & Training |
11 |
|
Tutor |
13 |
|
Industrial Manager |
2 |
|
Industrial Training Instructor |
2 |
|
Chief Trades Officer II |
13 |
|
Chief Trades Officer Compliance |
1 |
|
Trades Officer |
47 |
|
Assistant Chief Officer |
225 |
|
Assistant Chief Officer TLO |
3 |
|
Assistant Chief Officer (D) |
19 |
|
Assistant Chief Officer C /B |
17 |
|
Prison Officer |
1707 |
|
Recruit Prison Officer |
466 |
|
NVRU RPO/PO/ACO/WTO |
20 |
|
Work Training Officer & Industrial Supervisor |
306 |
|
Prison Higher Executive Officer |
9 |
|
Prison Executive Officer |
28 |
|
Prison Clerical Officer |
103 |
|
Healthcare Nurse Manager |
2 |
|
Chief Nurse Officer II |
11 |
|
Nurse Officer |
141 |
|
Medical Orderly |
2 |
|
Assistant Governor & Chief Officer II Employee Assistant Programme |
2 |
|
Total |
3,485 |
Table B attached provides the number of staff leaving the Prison Service by year.
