Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Public Accounts Committee

Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances

11:00 am

Mr. Michael Donnellan:

The private sector operates in the system there. The Irish Prison Service has 14 separate prisons. Over recent years, we have been trying to drive efficiencies out of them by pulling our prisons together. For instance, eight of our prisons are amalgamated under three prison governors. Over the next few years, significant savings can be made in regard to how we manage our prisons and how we deliver the services.