Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
9:00 am
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source
One of the questions I was going to ask does not even come under this heading but that pinpoints a problem where 64% of the budget goes to the Garda, yet there are other substantial expenditures relating to Garda oversight and accountability which are also a strain on the justice budget. I refer to the cost of mismanagement and how that is reflected. An increase of slightly in excess of €1 million has been scheduled for compensation in programme A. Is this compensation for the fixed charged notice cases? If so, only €76 per case is being provided. If not, why is not included and where is the figure reflected?
Second, in these cases, the compensation should not only address the work foregone by people and the award given to them but also the loss of Garda hours going to court and administering that. How is that reflected, given there is a cost of that mismanagement?
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