Alan Kelly
Question:520. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time probation officers by grade employed by her Department in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16401/24]
View answerTuesday, 16 April 2024
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The Probation Service, which is an executive agency of the Department of Justice, has an important role to play in diverting people, in particular young people, away from criminal behaviour, supervising community sanctions imposed in lieu of a custodial sentence by the courts, as well as supervising people post release. The work that they do contributes significantly to reducing reoffending and thus to keeping communities safer.
I can advise the Deputy that the number of full-time probation officers, by grade, employed by my Department at equivalent points in time in 2023 and 2024 is as follows -
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2023 |
2024 |
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(11th April) |
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Senior Probation Officers |
49 |
50 |
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Full-Time Equivalent |
48.7 |
49.7 |
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Total |
49 |
50 |
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Probation Officers (Total) |
244 |
246 |
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Full-Time Equivalent |
237.9 |
240.3 |
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TOTAL |
244 |
246 |