Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It is quite useful to have it said that all the services are in one place at the first point of engagement. We are acutely aware of the inadequacy of services in the community in terms of children, disability and mental health issues.

We can see where it is going. If we do not spend the money there, we spend it later on, and possibly on multiple occasions if people end up in prison repeatedly.