Patrick Costello
Ceist:251. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers employed by the Irish Prison Service over the past ten years, by prison institution, in tabular form. [8863/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 February 2022
251. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers employed by the Irish Prison Service over the past ten years, by prison institution, in tabular form. [8863/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can advise the Deputy that for security and operational reasons the Irish Prison Service is not in a position to provide a breakdown of the staff resources allocated to individual prisons.
However, the number of Prison Grade staff employed by the Irish Prison Service for the period 2011 – 2021 (as at Dec 31 2021) is outlined in the table below.
Number of Prison Grade staff employed by the Irish Prison Service for the period 2011 – 2021 (as at Dec 31 2021)
Year |
Prison Officers |
Other Grades |
2011 |
2,411 |
899 |
2012 |
2,320 |
942 |
2013 |
2,263 |
1,004 |
2014 |
2,167 |
1,086 |
2015 |
2,123 |
1,064 |
2016 |
2,073 |
1,020 |
2017 |
2,025 |
1,033 |
2018 |
2,077 |
1,037 |
2019 |
2,183 |
1,172 |
2020 |
2,166 |
1,088 |
2021 |
2,175 |
1,085 |
* Prison Officers & Recruit Prison Officers
** Governor Grades, Assistant Chief Officers, Work Training Officer’s, Chief Officers, Trade Officers, Tutors, Nurse Officers and Prison Admin Staff