Martin Kenny
Ceist:699. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the staffing levels of the Probation Service by county in each of the years since 2018 to date in tabular form. [32367/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 21 June 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
I wish to advise the Deputy that personnel within the Probation Service are structured into seven operational regions, five geographical regions and two national regions. Outlined below are details of the operational regions and the counties which they cover.
1. Dublin North/North East: Dublin North including counties Meath and Louth
2. Dublin South/Wicklow: Dublin South including county Wicklow
3. South West: including counties Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Clare
4. Midlands/South East: including counties Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Waterford
5. West, North West and Westmeath: including Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan, Westmeath, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway;
6. Prisoners and Reintegration: covering probation work in all prisons and dedicated high risk/sex offender’s team.
7. Young Persons Probation (YPP): working with children and young people aged 12-18 years who are before the Courts or who are in Children detention schools.
The current number (FTE) of Probation Officers deployed regionally is outlined below:
|
Operational Region |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 – as at 31 May |
|
Dublin North and North East |
43.3 |
35.6 |
41.4 |
39.2 |
39.8 |
|
Dublin South and Wicklow |
35.8 |
38.2 |
35.9 |
35.5 |
33.6 |
|
Midlands and South East |
32.5 |
30.1 |
30.1 |
36.8 |
34.8 |
|
South West |
38 |
37.9 |
36.9 |
41.5 |
44.5 |
|
West, North West and Westmeath |
26 |
28.8 |
26 |
29 |
30 |
|
Young Persons Probation |
12.9 |
14 |
14 |
15.2 |
12.6 |
|
Prisoners and Reintegration |
25.1 |
22.3 |
20.3 |
24.3 |
22.3 |
|
Total No of Probation Officers |
213.6 |
206.9 |
204.6 |
221.5 |
217.6 |
|
Other Staff* |
171.4 |
177.8 |
182 |
176.9 |
182.2 |
*Other staff includes Senior Management, Regional Managers, Senior Probation Officers, Administrative/Business Support Staff, Community Service Supervisors, and Service Officers.
The Probation service is currently carrying a number of vacancies which it is in the process of filling.