Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Dec 2001

Vol. 545 No. 4

Written Answers. - Asylum Seekers.

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue)

The reception and integration agency, RIA, is currently providing full board accommodation for asylum seekers in the Dublin area as set out as follows:

Location	Address	Post Code	Capacity
12 Nth. Frederick Street		Dublin 1	40
14 Gardiner Place		Dublin 1	34
Parnell West Hotel	98 Parnell Square	Dublin 1	110
Camden Hall Hotel	Camden Street	Dublin 2	85
Harcourt Inn	Harcourt Street	Dublin 2	76
The Staircase	21 Aungier Street	Dublin 2	50
The Horse and Carriage	15 Aungier Street	Dublin 2	42
The Viking Lodge	34-36 Francis Street	Dublin 8	110
69 Jamestown Road	Inchicore	Dublin 8	14
Kilmacud House	Upper Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan	Co. Dublin	100
New Lighthouse	St. Margaret's	Co. Dublin	38
Sutton Castle Hotel	Sutton	Co. Dublin	72

Prior to the introduction of direct provision in April 2000, asylum seekers were accommodated primarily in bed and breakfast type accommodation by health boards, mainly the then Eastern Health Board, acting on an agency basis for the local authorities.

The Northern Area Health Board, on behalf of the three area health boards in the eastern region, is providing emergency accommodation for approximately 2,500 asylum seekers, the great majority of whom are either pregnant or who have given birth, at 54 properties in the greater Dublin area. Details of such accommodation are available from the health board.