Wagga Police Station was last month identified as one of three locations where Corrective Services NSW had proposed to slash the hours of prison officers guarding offenders, potentially leaving that job to police.

Dr McGirr on Tuesday asked NSW Police Minister David Elliott in Parliament about providing more police officers in Wagga.

"Given the high level of concern for safety in the Wagga community, what action is the Government taking to provide more police to the Wagga electorate, particularly in light of plans to take police off the beat to guard and transport prisoners?" Dr McGirr said in Parliament.

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Mr Elliott responded that the Riverina Police District had been allocated 14 new police officers since 2018 and the government was ensuring "that police officers retain the ability to protect and serve their communities".

"I note the member for Wagga's concerns about prison transportation. I assure him that the government is working hard to ensure that there are minimal disruptions to day-to-day policing and [proactive work]," Mr Elliott said.

"The NSW Police Force and Corrective Services NSW share the responsibility for escorting tens of thousands of prisoners across metropolitan and regional NSW each year.

"As it is a shared responsibility, the NSW Police Force is committed to working with its government sector counterparts, in consultation with the Police Association of NSW and other unions, to establish how best to proactively and collectively manage the function of prison transport."

Dr McGirr later said the increased police numbers had been "good to see" but "we need more".

"I will continue to push [Mr Elliot] on that. I was particularly interested in the issue of police being diverted to undertake Corrective Services duties and I continue to think that should just not happen," he said.

"I know [Mr Elliott] is concerned about that himself so I think we have just got to keep the pressure up in that respect. I would have liked to have seen a commitment to more police numbers and for him to rule out having police guard prisoners and I don't think he did that [in Parliament]."

The Police Association was contacted for comment but did not respond prior to publication.

Corrective Services NSW previously said the proposal to cut hours at Wagga Police Station was based on $6000 being spent per day despite "continued low and inconsistent demand" for guards.

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