Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed)
9:00 am
Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I know that. I am only teasing it out. Mosney has become a long-term centre. Has it been analysed in terms of alternatives?
That leads me onto my next point. We are all well aware of the difficulties in accessing accommodation. What is the Department's role in terms of this issue, the Rebuilding Ireland programme and the contribution of the Department to that programme? Is the Department dealing with this issue as well?
Earlier, Mr. Waters indicated that the Netherlands has purchased a lot of property. Mr. Waters indicated that the Department is not keen to go down that route on the basis that if it obtained property, it would somehow be a wrong move to commit to that process.
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