Paying double for modular homes better than 'renting hotel rooms for another five years', PAC to hear

A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General found that the average cost of delivering modular accommodation had risen from an initial €200,000 to €442,000. 

The head of the Office of Public Works (OPW) has defended paying more than double the projected cost to build modular homes for refugees, saying it is better than “renting hotel rooms for another five years”.

Chair John Conlon will tell a special meeting of the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday that the modular homes, which are to house Ukrainian refugees, “are a State asset with a lifespan of 60 years”.