Question
485. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current average age of permanent staff employed within her Department; and the agencies under her Department's remit; the way this varies from the end of 2008 and the end of 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29201/15]
Answer
Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The average age of staff employed in my Department and the agencies under my remit rose by between three and six years in the period between 2008 and 2015. The moratorium on recruitment over that period will have contributed to the rise in the average age.
The details of the changes in age profile by organisation are set out in the table.
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Current Average Age | 2011 Average Age | 2008 Average Age |
| Department of Justice and Equality | 45 | 44 | 41 |
| Irish Prison Service | 43 | Not available | Not available |
| Legal Aid Board | 47 | 45 | 41 |
| Property Registration Authority | 48 | 45 | 43 |
| National Disability Authority | 48 | 46 | 44 |
| GSOC | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| An Garda Síochána (sworn members) | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| An Garda Síochána (civilian) | 47 | 43 | 41 |
| Courts Service | 49 | 48 | 46 |