Jim O'Callaghan: “If a senior person in an organisation does something wrong, the organisation does not become responsible for the…”

And those reductions in costs have been achieved through difficult reforms that Colm and I have introduced as policies.

It's a very significant change that has been made during the course of this Government, and as well as that, in 2025, the State spent €3.7 billion on international protection accommodation, and this year, we're seeing an allocation of less…

I made a series of concessions.

In 2024, the cost of Ukrainian accommodation was €1.16 billion. In 2026, this was down to €606 million, and we're looking next year to have an allocation in the region of €177 million.