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
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
Let me reference some of those countries. In France and Sweden the figure is approximately $6,500. It is possible that an entirely different package is being offered in Poland, but the figure there is coming in at $1,500 per refugee. It is very difficult to understand the discrepancy in the cost per refugee being reported. Mr. Delaney has referenced the report. People want to know whether we are providing a higher level or a more expensive version. Is the taxpayer in Ireland getting poorer value for money in what is being provided, compared with other OECD countries?
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