Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 20 November 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Fergal O'Leary:
I do believe it is. What we have seen over the past couple of months is a lot of progress, but it has a long way to go. I think I said that at the housing committee. There has now been board renewal, which, to the Deputy's question, is a necessary part of this. In addition to very long lists of things, hundreds of them, that need to be resolved in respect of either current or historical issues, we are now working with the trust as it strategically reviews its organisation. Before we give the trust a clean bill of health, we want to see that it has the capability and capacity at both board and executive levels to allow them to go back to focus. I will give the Deputy a direct answer to his question. I do think there is hope here and I think the trust can continue, but we need the progress that has been made to continue.