Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 October 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report

9:30 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not think so. I must move on. As regards the process by which sites are selected for either strand, what pre-qualification filtration mechanism is used to ensure that all the ancillary education and health requirements are in place? I recently asked a parliamentary question about the smallest communities that have taken in those seeking protection under the temporary protection directive for Ukrainians or other refugees. The Department was not able to answer. I was just given a list by county. The reason I ask is there is an issue in my constituency regarding a small area called Puckaun, where 215 people live, and it is proposed to put in 56. I am not saying the issue is right or wrong, but it just appeared from nowhere. The school is full and there are no local facilities or transport. What is the process by which that happens? Is it the case that those who are contracted to provide these services find accommodation, buy it and present it as a solution or are providers given a checklist with minimum requirements they have to meet as regards access to facilities and services?

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