Mr. Noel Waters:

I will give the Deputy a sense of what is happening in the Prison Service where there is limited electronic monitoring in respect of people who are released to attend hospital visits. There was a contract with Chubb Ireland in 2014 amounting to €74,000. I am subject to correction by my colleagues from the Prison Service. In 2015, the average monthly cost of that is approximately €11,500 and the total cost for the year will be €140,000. That will provide electronic tagging for about 47 offenders. That is the cost. I am subject to correction.