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:

It is taken into account and we keep a watch on the overall spread. For example, at stages in the Ukraine response where we were under significant pressure, we could see that there were parts of the country, and we knew from our engagement with local authorities, where the pressure on services was such that we would have made a choice to stay away from offers in those places.

Just to say, it is not the case, unfortunately, particularly when it comes to international protection, where we find ourselves with a menu of options and we are deciding between one or the other.