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

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)

I hear that. I want to return to the evidence given to us a number of weeks ago by Tusla. The figure I was taken aback by related to those in special emergency arrangements. I appreciate that not all of those people are seeking international protection. However, for those in special emergency arrangements, a figure of €750,000 per year was given as being the cost of providing support for an unaccompanied minor, and that had come down from €900,000 per year. It was also acknowledged that there has been a huge influx of those people, reporting to be under 18 years of age, seeking international protection. I think it was a figure of over 500 was presented. As other members have said, in the last number of weeks we have had two very significant incidents. I want to stick with the issue of special emergency arrangements for people seeking international protection. Of those 500 people presenting, how many are in special emergency arrangements? That was funded by the Department of children. Has that responsibility transferred over to the Department of justice?

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