Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:00 am

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Chairman. I welcomed the letter and did so at the launch of the report. I welcome the clarification on the period 2005 to 2019. I urge members to read the documentation to have accurate information when there is talk of a surge in the numbers. There has not been a surge, as the graph illustrates. There is not much difference between numbers in the period from 2005 until 2019. There have been four years with a number higher than that in 2018. It is important to keep this in perspective in view of the narrative that goes out from certain quarters.

The total number, 87,838, in the period is very small by comparison with that for other countries. When put in perspective, the number should be managed easily in a proper way, given value for money and given our remit. We should not have problems in dealing with that number of people.

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