Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education
9:30 am
Ms Bernie McNally:
First, temporary accommodation is sometimes necessary to enable us to be responsive, as the Deputy identified, when there is population growth, a spike in demographics in an area or an increased prevalence of special education. Temporary accommodation is needed and that is sometimes how we serve children, but we always look at the most sustainable and cost-effective measure possible.