Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge the correspondence from the Grangegorman representatives. I thank them for that. I raised the travel expenses a few weeks ago, and I appreciate their correspondence, which has clearly explained it all.

That the Peter McVerry Trust thinks it does not have an obligation to come before us is wholly disheartening. In 2020, its total income was €56.45 million, of which €29.96 million came from the State. In 2021, it received €53 million, of which €38 million was from the State. In 2022, its income was approximately €61 million. There is no guarantee of what the State figure was, but it might have been above €40 million. For the trust to say it does not feel it has an obligation to be before us is a complete and utter joke. I propose we write to the organisation again and adamantly request that its representatives comes before us in good faith and answers the questions we have. If it is the case of a new governance structure, let us ask them what happened under the previous one, what they have learned and how can we ensure it sets out on its intended purpose, namely, to provide housing for the most vulnerable in our society and to support doing that job.