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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: On the PPP, this applies not just to the courts' capital programme but also to An Garda Síochána as well. What I have seen in the past is that PPP projects tend to start and be delivered within the timeframe that is set out. It is important that we are commencing such significant projects, Hammond Lane being one example, and that we know there is a start, middle and end and that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: It is hard for me to comment on individual cases without knowing the detail of the overall costs and the starting costs. PPPs are only progressed if they provide value for money. To go back to my original point, in the vast majority of cases, they have been delivered on time and within budget. New PPP projects will only be approved if they are going to provide value for money and if they...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Yes, work is due to commence in 2023. This is part of a PPP bundle that includes Macroom and Clonmel Garda stations. Significant work has already taken place and the intention is that building will start next year. It is a significant investment. What we have seen, especially in Dublin, when it comes to the family courts in Dolphin House and other places, is that there has been a lack of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: In Vote 41, a gross Estimate of €3.9 million has been provided for the Policing Authority Vote. A gross estimate of €23.3 million is being made available to the Data Protection Commission, which is Vote 44. This allocation includes an increase of €4.1 million or 21.5% compared with the previous year. The Data Protection Commission budget has increased significantly in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: In the context of funding, the fact that we have seen a 21% increase shows the commitment we have in developing and evolving the office overall. It is seeing a significant increase in staff and there is an ongoing competition as well in that area to recruit additional staff. In the past six months, my Department has said we will look at the potential of increasing the number of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I note what Deputy Costello said.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Again, I very much see my role in supporting the commissioner and her team and ensuring they have the resources to carry out the work they do. The conversation I had recently with the commissioner around this very clearly shows that the commission is operating within the data protection legislation, that is, the Data Protection Act, which was passed in 2018. Obviously, that is what we would...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The scheme was rolled out prior to the new data protection legislation that was introduced in 2018. It had been working off Garda legislation from 2015 and, obviously, the changes meant that much of the work that was being carried out was incompatible and issues had arisen. The legislation that will be and is currently being progressed, which also includes the body-worn cameras, will...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I will have to come back to the Deputy on that. That was once-off funding under the former Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald. Significant funding had been allocated at the time. Since the difficulties and challenges have arisen, however, it is my understanding that this funding is not being provided currently.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: That is not to say we will not do so in the future when this issue is resolved.