Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 February 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I want to move on to the Prison Service. I was intrigued to hear about the electronic transfer of cash. Some €16 million was electronically transferred into prisoners’ accounts. Is there a limit on the amount of money a prisoner can receive?