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.

This story is from the May 07, 2023 edition of Irish Sunday Mirror.

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