Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 March 2022
140. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the disciplinary action that Irish Prison Services staff may potentially face at work as a result of being subject to a barring order, protection order or safety order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16214/22]
View answerI am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour applies to employees of the Irish Prison Service.
This Code forms part of the terms of employment of all civil servants who are obliged to adhere to it at all times.
Under the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour, an employee who is convicted of a criminal offence or given the benefit of the Probation Act when charged with a criminal offence, must report that fact to their Personnel Officer to consider whether there are implications for their official position.
Breaches of the Code will constitute a breach of the terms of employment of a civil servant and may result in disciplinary action under the Civil Service Disciplinary Code.
In the event that such information is reported, it would be treated as confidential and personal to the staff member concerned.
