DPP: OUR LACK OF FUNDS IS CRIMINAL
Irish Sunday Mirror|May 07, 2023
Warning that resources shortfall may stop some trials going ahead
SHANE POWER
DPP: OUR LACK OF FUNDS IS CRIMINAL

THE DPP's office has warned that it can no longer deliver an effective prosecution service unless its funding is increased.

It has warned in a letter to the Department of Public Expenditure of a "significant" risk that criminal cases might not be prosecuted due to a shortfall in resources.

In a pre-budget submission, its acting deputy director Elizabeth Howlin warned the DPP office's workload had increased by 41 per cent from 2017 to 2021.

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