Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2011
132 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocated to the Garda witness protection programme for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/11]
View answerThe budget allocated to the Witness Security Programme is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Estimate Provision |
|
2008 |
€0.900 Million |
|
2009 |
€0.498 Million |
|
2010 |
€1.198 Million |
|
2011 |
€1.198 Million |
The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment in any way on the Witness Security Programme other than to say that it is a vital part of the Garda response to tackling gangland crime and terrorism and has been important in securing convictions in a number of cases.
