Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

When the Act was going through in 2014 there was a very heated set of debates in the Dáil and I and others pointed out that this was going to become unsustainable if it was not accompanied by a big building programme; it would just become the de facto solution, if you like. The Secretary General stated this morning that the Department had carried out value-for-money analysis. Maybe a start could be made by asking for copies of that analysis to see what it has done in terms of cost-benefit analysis in respect of value-for-money audits specifically on HAP, RAS and leasing. If we had that, we could shape the session we will have later this year and have a more informed point of view.