The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is provided with an annual budget under the vote of the Department of Justice to provide applicants for protection with accommodation for the duration of the application process. No budgets are given to private companies for this purpose. RIA seeks to have services provided under contract at centres located throughout the state.
The following table provides a breakdown of the RIA budget spend for the years 2012-2017.
Expenditure Type
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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Accommodation (includes commercial, State-owned & self-catering)
|
€59.971m
|
€53.307m
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€51.071m
|
€54.895m
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€60.327m
|
€65.407m
|
Pre-school (contributions towards some costs)
|
€0.114m
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€0.112m
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€0.101m
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€0.127m
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€0.112m
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€0.095m
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Additional costs at State-owned centres (incl. gas, oil, water, sewage, etc.)
|
€2.109m
|
€1.746m
|
€1.972m
|
€1.879m
|
€3.558m
|
€1.742m
|
Transport costs (under dispersal policy)
|
€0.071m
|
€0.036m
|
€0.046m
|
€0.103m
|
€0.129m
|
€0.093m
|
Miscellaneous
|
€0.064m
|
€0.027m
|
€0.027m
|
€0.021m
|
€0.011m
|
€0.022m
|
Total Budget
|
€62.329m
|
€55.228m
|
€53.217m
|
€57.025m
|
€64.137m
|
€67.359m
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