Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 April 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons

9:30 am

Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

I will have to come back to the Chairman on the numbers, although Mr. O’Sullivan may be familiar with that. There is a view under the Istanbul Convention as to how many beds, what distance and all that kind of thing. When it comes down to the practice, it is not 100% as straightforward as that. I agree there is an under-provision at the moment and we will be working on that. We are committed to making a huge difference on this.