Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Public Accounts Committee

2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Of course, €1.49 billion. Okay. There is a White Paper. There was discussion around this and there were recommendations. A commission was put in place. Where is that at in terms of moving to try to acquire? Presumably, these facilities will have to be bought because if we are waiting to build them, it could take five, six or seven years to get them in place, given the current difficulties in construction. Is the Department being asked to try to source facilities, such as large hotels or large residential institutions belonging to religious orders or whatever, and convert them? Is that under way?

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