Patrick Costello
Question:251. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers employed by the Irish Prison Service over the past ten years, by prison institution, in tabular form. [8863/22]
View answerThursday, 17 February 2022
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I can advise the Deputy that for security and operational reasons the Irish Prison Service is not in a position to provide a breakdown of the staff resources allocated to individual prisons.
However, the number of Prison Grade staff employed by the Irish Prison Service for the period 2011 – 2021 (as at Dec 31 2021) is outlined in the table below.
Number of Prison Grade staff employed by the Irish Prison Service for the period 2011 – 2021 (as at Dec 31 2021)
|
Year |
Prison Officers |
Other Grades |
|
2011 |
2,411 |
899 |
|
2012 |
2,320 |
942 |
|
2013 |
2,263 |
1,004 |
|
2014 |
2,167 |
1,086 |
|
2015 |
2,123 |
1,064 |
|
2016 |
2,073 |
1,020 |
|
2017 |
2,025 |
1,033 |
|
2018 |
2,077 |
1,037 |
|
2019 |
2,183 |
1,172 |
|
2020 |
2,166 |
1,088 |
|
2021 |
2,175 |
1,085 |
* Prison Officers & Recruit Prison Officers
** Governor Grades, Assistant Chief Officers, Work Training Officer’s, Chief Officers, Trade Officers, Tutors, Nurse Officers and Prison Admin Staff