Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
537. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the overall ratio of staff to prisoners maintained across the Irish Prison Service; the number for Portlaoise prison; and the number of staff assigned to each block of the campus. [31573/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to inform the Deputy that the allocation of staffing resources across the prison estate is based on the security and operational needs of each individual prison.
The number of staff required is influenced by a number of factors including, in particular, the numbers in custody, category of prisoner and regimes and a range of other factors, including the risks and needs associated with specific areas and particular offenders.
As the Deputy will appreciate, for security and operational reasons, the Irish Prison Service does not publish a detailed breakdown of the staffing resources within specific prisons.
