Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Services for Victims of Crime: Irish Tourist Assistance Service

11:10 am

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses want the victims of crime to be automatically referred to its organisation.

ITAS operates on a budget of €112,000 currently, but if all tourist victims of crime are automatically referred to it, that will mean a 90% increase in referrals and require a budget of €1 million. Where will that come from?

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