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
Mr. Jimmy Martin:
In an ideal world, the person would be removed from the situation at the point at which it happens.
That would not work. This has been done in other jurisdictions, in particular in Scotland, and it has been found after lengthy study that it is not cost effective. In fact, it is more expensive and less cost effective than keeping people in custody, which is an interesting policy issue.
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