Prison Service refuses to say if staff have been sanctioned for penalising whistleblowers

The Irish Prison Service has declined to confirm how many of its staff have been sanctioned for penalising or discriminating against whistleblowers in recent years.

The Irish Prison Service has declined to confirm how many of its staff have been sanctioned for penalising or discriminating against whistleblowers for their actions in recent years.

Under questioning at the Public Accounts Committee this afternoon, director-general of the service Caron McCaffrey said she had “no specific information” as to any such disciplinary action having been taken against IPS staff.