Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project
1:20 pm
Mr. Brian Purcell:
Arrangements are under way to put in place a panel with legal expertise that will assist us in processing a cohort of cases. In turn, that should speed up the overall process. Until such time as the Bill is enacted I think direct provision will continue for some time to come. I would not like to mislead anybody by saying that I think that will change dramatically over a short period.