Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)

Photo of Helen McEnteeHelen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In terms of compensation, my answer is similar to my previous answer in that it depends on what cases are dealt with in the year or what the overall request is. As is often the case, in some years, one will get more than one thinks or less than one asked for. For this year in particular, there was additional funding for in-cell sanitation cases going back to my answer to the question from Deputy Smyth so there was an additional €6 million for that. It varies very much and depends on the year.

On education and prisoner services, there was an increased allocation in last year's supplies. Again, this depends on the requirement that is in place. There was an increase last year so while there was a slight reduction this year, what was allocated is sufficient to deal with what is required for this year. It depends on the request and the ask that is there and on the fact that last year we saw a significant increase in the allocation. That, in itself, is positive but it is based on the requirement that is there. I am not sure if there will be a significant negative impact this year because of that reduction.

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