asked the Minister for Justice, if, in view of the fact that he plans to hand £5 million from the moneys provided for prison building back to the Minister for Finance, he will immediately allocate some of this money to provide a suitable custodial treatment centre to which the court could refer convicted persons who are addicted to drugs.
Written Answers. - Custodial Treatment Centre.
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Limerick East): What is involved in this matter is only a deferment of expenditure arising from the fact that a contract for particular building works was not placed as early as had been hoped. There is no question of my having at my disposal surplus funds that could properly and appropriately be handed over for some other purpose.