Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Public Accounts Committee

2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

9:30 am

Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

Yes. Over time, it is more expensive. We looked at the value-for-money proposition of State-owned accommodation over, say, a ten- or five-year period. There is significant payback within that period of time in having State-owned accommodation versus relying on commercial.