Justice budget set at record €152m

The total capital budget in 2007 for the justice sector will be a record €152m. Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has welcomed the allocation.

The Minister said the allocation would be used to fund a range of new measures including a targeted 40 new CCTV schemes; the completion of the purchase of anti-stab vests for gardaí; the purchase of additional bikes to increase the number of garda bike units nationally and provision for a package of projects for new and replacement courthouses, especially in areas of increased population.