Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 June 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

9:30 am

Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

I can provide the Deputy with further detail.

I do not know the full level of detail but it would certainly be intended to address the kinds of issues the Deputy is identifying around dietary choice and requirements, the quality of food provision and the fact that fresh food is obviously required. All of those things would be addressed within the contractual requirements. We inspect properties as well, when we receive complaints from Ukrainians who are here around the standard of what is on offer. If any issues arise, we are in a position to address those. However, because the Deputy is asking me the question in the context of a particular provider, I have to say that I am not aware of any issues in either of the locations. To my knowledge, the standard of provision is absolutely what we expect and would have sought.

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