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:

Again, we benchmark costs across the entire bed stock. On the basis of that, and on the basis of requests for tender processes undertaken previously, we know what the appropriate market rate is in respect of bed nights. That determines-----