The Irish Prison Service has a wide range of functions and responsibilities.This strategy sets out broad, outcome focussed strategic aims, which can each only be realised through contributions from the whole organisation. These will be supported by specific objectives set out in our annual business plan which will include specific outcomes and indicators for all actions.

In developing this strategy, we undertook a review of our operating environment to identify the internal and external factors which could significantly impact upon future Irish Prison Service capacity, priorities, strategy, implementation and delivery.