‘No information’ on €91m direct provision payout, says secretary general

Department of Justice secretary general Oonagh McPhillips. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The head of the Department of Justice has said “I simply don’t have any information” regarding the fact it paid out more than €91m in direct provision contracts in breach of public spending laws.

Oonagh McPhillips, the department’s secretary general, told the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday that the direct provision “brief has moved bag and baggage”.