Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice

9:30 am

Photo of Marc Ó CathasaighMarc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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This raises questions about the immigrant investor programme. I am glad the programme has concluded and has been wound up.

In response to one of Deputy Dillon’s questions, it was stated that in 2022, there was a marked increase in applications, which rose to 1,316. The obvious question, particularly in terms of security concerns, is whether we have geographic information on where those applications came from.