Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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It is a fair comment. The reason the accommodation starting point is used a lot is that people see, with the situation like that on Mount Street, that there is a great and demonstrable difficulty in providing accommodation. The numbers of people seeking international protection are increasing significantly. I would say there will be 20,000 applicants this year. Does the Taoiseach agree with that?