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:
There are definitely differences in how the calculations are done. I looked at the Polish example as well. That factors in that an awful lot of people are not necessarily accommodated in the Polish system, or some are in detention facilities that are not necessarily considered reception and accommodation centres by the OECD or the EU asylum agency. That can change the figures considerably. That is a big factor. Comparators are a variable here, but the three variables I outlined-----
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