John Lahart
Question:568. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the longest duration persons remain in direct provision. [36938/17]
View answerMonday, 11 September 2017
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The following table details the duration of stay by applicants in state provided accommodation at the 31st August 2017. These figures are based on latest entry into state provided accommodation.
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Less than 3 years |
More than 3 years and less than 5 years |
More than 5 years and less than 7 years |
More than 7 years |
|
3844 |
541 |
214 |
208 |
By comparison, the statistics for the duration of stay for applicants in state provided accommodation at the end of 2016 were as follows:
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Less than 3 years |
More than 3 years and less than 5 years |
More than 5 years and less than 7 years |
More than 7 years |
|
3410 |
468 |
239 |
348 |
It should be noted that when the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers examined the figures in 2015, there were 1,480 people in direct provision for 5 years or more. This figure is now 422 people. The vast majority of those cases that are still awaiting a final decision on their protection cannot be processed for various reasons such as pending judicial reviews. In effect, this means that all relevant people have received a first instance decision and for cases not fully resolved, there can be complex reasons why these cases have not been resolved.
The Deputy might be interested to know that information on these and other statistics on accommodation, application and other related matters are available on the website of the Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) - www.ria.gov.ie.