Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Exceptional Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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Can I ask a daft question? Why in God's name would anyone donate money to the Peter McVerry Trust? Why would anyone in the trust think it was permissible or of good value to the service users to have a peacock enclosure, albeit on an historic property?