Patrick Costello
Question:611. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers dismissed by the Irish Prison Service in the past five years for breaches of discipline. [28002/22]
View answerTuesday, 31 May 2022
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I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that a total of 19 employees of the Irish Prison Service have been dismissed in the past 5 years. The numbers in respect of each year are detailed in the table below.
|
Year |
2017 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Total |
10 |
5 |
2 |
I am advised that it is not possible to attribute reasons to these cases due to the small number of dismissals in some years, as this may allow for the people concerned or their personal circumstances to be identified.
I can however advise, amongst the reasons for dismissals were disciplinary sanction, attendance issues, failure to complete academic requirements and failure to complete probation.