Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Public Accounts Committee
2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023
2:00 am
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
Yes. There is one chief fire officer in Scotland, which has a larger population. The point I am making is related to value for money. Does Mr. Doyle think the duplication of roles and services across the State, in comparison with the likes of Scotland, is value for money? Is having that many fire authorities and that many chief fire officers value for money? The follow-on point is that the number of assistant chief fire officers in this State is between 40 and 60, in comparison with Scotland, which is between two and four, I think. Does Mr. Doyle think that is value for money?
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