Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
1127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by her Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred; if so, the details of such costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30886/21]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that the Justice Sector has been fully engaged in the Spending Review process since its commencement in 2017 and has produced a number of reviews and contributed to others carried out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Since its commencement in 2017, the reviews carried out by my Department relating to the Justice vote include a review Criminal Legal Aid carried out in 2018 and a review in relation to Direct Provision: Overview of Current Accommodation Expenditure in 2019. Links to these reviews are provided as follows:
- Criminal Legal Aid: Overview of current system and potential lessons from an international comparison (Spending Review 2018) - https://assets.gov.ie/7320/b26e8d13fb42468fb66a40aed88fe875.pdf
- Direct Provision: Overview of current accommodation expenditure (Spending Review 2019) - https://assets.gov.ie/25626/c666dab7df0849c59695e19b926b6204.pdf.
No external costs were incurred in respect of these reviews.
