Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My next question relates to the cost per prisoner per year, for which various figures are bandied about. What percentage of the cost is attributed to rehabilitation, education and support? I ask the witnesses to give a breakdown of the unit costs per prisoner and an outline of what the Prison Service does to provide an appropriate, wraparound intervention for the individual.