HC Deb 11 March 1892 vol 2 c630
MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether there are any, and, if so, how many, officers in the Irish Prison Service who are classed and paid as tradesmen in various crafts, but who are not bonâ fide mechanics?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN,) Dublin University

The General Prisons Board in Ireland report that there are in all 42 trades' warders in their service, of whom 17 are in convict and 25 in local prisons. The men are specially selected for the duty, and their qualifications and fitness are subject to a six months' probation before they are confirmed in the appointment.