Mr. Noel Waters:

Clearly, if the person in question was in custody, the Prison Service would deliver that person to the court and that would be a decision that perhaps would have been taken at an earlier hearing. However, if a person, going back to an earlier decision, had been on bail and was required to present at court to answer the charges, obviously this would be a breach of bail conditions and in itself, would be subject to its own requirements under the criminal justice system. In the finish, however, if a person is summoned and does not appear, if an offence has been committed the Garda will follow up on it and deal with it and it can have serious consequences for individuals. It is part of the criminal justice system that when one is required to attend, one shows up or one faces the consequences and this clearly can have serious consequences for people who do not show up.