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. Noel Waters:

I would have a little concern about that aspect, Deputy. I have no difficulty and I think it is only right and proper that the elements of the criminal justice system would share the information. Once they go beyond that I would have a difficulty because one is into issues of data protection. One is into a situation where everybody, irrespective of what crime they may be charged with, is innocent until the courts have dealt with them. I think we would be reluctant to go into the aspect of sharing information with third parties.