Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
456. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of integrated sentence management (ISM) coordinators allocated to each prison across the Prison Service; and the average caseload per ISM coordinator. [3023/24]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Prison Service that there are 27 dedicated Integrated Sentence Management (ISM) Coordinators operational in all prisons.
There are an additional 2 Integrated Sentence Management Coordinators assigned to the shared Irish Prison Service and Probation Service Co-Located Unit, who are dedicated to the sentence management of prisoners selected for participation in the Joint Agency Response to Crime, Community Support and Community Return Schemes. Integrated Sentence Management Coordinators are supported by prison management and the prison-based multi-disciplinary team to work with operational staff to deliver effective sentence management.
Prisoners with a sentence of greater than one year or prisoners serving a sentence of any length for a sex offence are eligible to take part in the Integrated Sentence Management process.
Additionally Integrated Sentence Management Coordinators also support prisoners who are serving sentences of less than one year and are engaged in the Community Support Scheme.
The Integrated Sentence Management process is a prisoner-centred, multi-disciplinary approach to working with prisoners, with a particular emphasis on prisoners taking greater personal responsibility for their own development through active engagement with services in the prisons. Important issues such as accommodation, employment and education are addressed to help the prisoner plan towards improved resettlement into the community on release and reduce the risk of re-offending.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of Integrated Sentence Management (ISM) coordinators allocated to each prison and the average caseload per Integrated Sentence Management Coordinator is provided in the table below.
|
Establishment |
FTE |
Vacancies |
Total ISM Eligible Prisoners in Custody @ 18.01.2024 |
Average Caseload |
|
Arbour Hill Prison |
1 |
0 |
135 |
135 |
|
Castlerea Prison |
2 |
0 |
251 |
125.5 |
|
Cloverhill Prison |
2 |
0 |
25 |
12.5 |
|
Cork Prison |
3 |
0 |
162 |
54 |
|
Dochas Centre (Mountjoy Female) |
2 |
0 |
79 |
39.5 |
|
Limerick Prison (Male) |
2 |
0 |
192 |
96 |
|
Limerick Prison (Female) |
1 |
0 |
35 |
35 |
|
Loughan House |
1 |
0 |
120 |
120 |
|
Midlands Prison |
4 |
1* |
771 |
193 |
|
Mountjoy Male Prison |
3 |
0 |
678 |
226 |
|
Portlaoise Prison |
1 |
0 |
197 |
197 |
|
Shelton Abbey |
1 |
0 |
104 |
104 |
|
Training Unit |
1 |
0 |
98 |
98 |
|
Wheatfield Prison |
3 |
0 |
450 |
150 |
|
Co-Located Unit |
2 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total |
29 |
0 |
*This vacancy is currently being filled by relief panel until such time as it can be permanently filled.
