Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would appreciate additional details on that. Finally, I am concerned about the Estimates for spending on justice. We have seen a 1.2% increase in current spending for An Garda Síochána, but on the capital side there has been a 10% reduction. There has also been a 24% decrease in spending on the Courts Service and a 21% decrease in spending on the Prison Service. We should be investing more to reduce crime. I understand that some of the reductions in capital spending are due to Covid restrictions. There have been hold-ups at the planning, procurement and construction stages of capital projects.

What efforts will be made to catch up on projects that were delayed because of last year's underspend?