Jim O'Callaghan: “If a person is convicted of a serious criminal offence before the courts, that is a public conviction and the public are…”

In 2024, the cost of Ukrainian accommodation was €1.16 billion. In 2026, this was down to €606 million, and we're looking next year to have an allocation in the region of €177 million.

I would appeal to solicitors to come along with the majority of our colleagues who are providing the service under the criminal legal aid scheme.

And those reductions in costs have been achieved through difficult reforms that Colm and I have introduced as policies.

But they've also been done sensitively and methodically. I'm pleased to say they have not resulted in what some people thought may happen was homelessness of Ukrainian people in the area.