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

Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

I ask that the Deputy allow me to elaborate. Our objective is to add capacity through as many means as possible and in a effective and timely a way as possible to be able to meet the demand. However, I have concerns about our capacity to respond on time to the pressure that materialises. We have seen shortfalls in our accommodation offering, at a particular point in time, at various stages. From late March, we have had to rely on the support of local authorities on a number of occasions to stand up emergency rest centres to allow us to cope with surges in numbers. Clearly, there is-----

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