Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2014
Vote 21: Prisons
Vote 24: Department of Justice and Equality
Chapter 9: Development of Prison Accommodation in Dublin

10:00 am

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I referred to a number of nationalities mentioned in the responses I received from the Department. Members of the public would ask, in the context of the common travel area and those individuals applying for asylum, how different it will be under the new system. While the figure of 3,800 is not massive in comparison with other European countries, it is growing quite considerably.

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