Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 21 - Prisons
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth - Programme E Expenditure
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 9 - Assessing Cyber Security in the Public Sector
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 9 - Criminal Justice Operational Hubs
Chapter 10 - Management of International Protection Accommodation Contracts
2:00 am
Mr. David Delaney:
To clarify, when we are in the negotiating process for a contract that has been renewed, a contract may expire at that point. We are not going to just go with the price the provider is looking for at that stage. If it overruns for a month or two, we will insist on engaging in the negotiations and getting it done. Another delaying factor is that if the paperwork we require, be it around planning, fire certification or insurance, needs to be provided, and that is delaying the signing or renewal-----
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