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:

There is expanded activity. We also do not know the trajectory of the Ukraine response over the coming 12 months, but we can expect that there will be significant continuing demands. The fact that there is a population of approximately 42,000 being accommodated by us, as well as the other Ukrainian community that is not directly accommodated by us, gives rise to a set of needs that has to be assessed across the Government. While we are at the front end in terms of the immediate accommodation response, our role is part of a strong all-of-government response. For example, the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government is a strong partner of ours in addressing medium- and long-term accommodation requirements.

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