Many people doubt that the money needed to retain these services will be forthcoming from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. It is important that we continue to provide hope for 87 ex-prisoners in the Blanchardstown area, especially if we are to ensure that they do not re-offend. If the Department assists these programmes, it will benefit these people and, hopefully, prevent them from returning to a life of crime. They should be allowed to live in their communities rather than being taken away to places with which they have no association.