Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2014
Vote 21: Prisons
Vote 24: Department of Justice and Equality
Chapter 9: Development of Prison Accommodation in Dublin

10:00 am

Mr. Seamus Clifford:

The system has been tightened up considerably, in that we pursue them. To the best of my recollection, some of the write-off to which the Chairman refers dates back a considerable number of years. In fairness, perhaps we did not pursue them as vigorously as we should have. That was allied to the budgetary issue, but the situation has now changed. I will provide the updated figures.