Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report
9:30 am
Mr. Kevin McCarthy:
An awful lot is happening in terms of early intervention supports and ongoing supports for vulnerable children who, unfortunately, by definition are those who are more likely to find themselves detained or remanded in Oberstown. In respect of the cost of Oberstown itself, these are obviously children with very complex needs in many cases.