Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017
217. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the process by which the Prison Service is offering six-month contracts to retired former personnel under 60 years of age is cost-effective or counterproductive to the process of hiring of new recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42875/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can inform the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service's recruitment of retired Prison Officers on short-term contracts is a short-term measure pending the sufficient recruitment of permanent Prison Officers. Recruitment of permanent Prison Officers is ongoing, with approximately 87 new Recruit Prison Officers this year and a further 288 Recruit Prison Officers in 2018.
