"Notwithstanding the challenges in assessing demand for necessary accommodation, this level of wastage does not represent value for money."
"The figures published in the report are "absolutely extraordinary" and "don't bring any form of value for money to the taxpayer"."
"Why was it booked? Who did the capacity analysis? Why wasn't there conditionality put on it, and why was there such an overanalysis of the requirements of the rooms for this event? And the other question to ask is, is this a regular occurrence? Does this happen on other occasions as well?"
Policing costs for the three-day period around the game totaled €7.8m. Accommodation spending amounted to €586,042 for 786 rooms, including €91,000 for 118 rooms that were cancelled but paid for; 128 rooms were cancelled at no cost. Just over 40% of the accommodation spend, approximately €248,500, related to accommodation not used by gardaí. Overtime payments accounted for nearly €5m, and travel and subsistence costs exceeded €300,000. An Garda Síochána did not have a policy in place at the time of the Europa League final. Political figures described the costs as extraordinary and questioned value for money.
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