Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project

11:00 am

Mr. Brian Purcell:

In a nutshell, the services the RIA provides do not simply pertain to accommodation as a full range of services is provided. Consequently, simply getting a building from NAMA would only give one the actual building itself. The likelihood is one then might be obliged to incur further expenditure on modifying it or making whatever structural changes were required. However, it is not just about the provision of accommodation but also pertains to the services that are provided by the RIA. In fact, this represents a substantial element of the cost of provision, that is, the contracts that are in place.