Direct Provision System

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 July 2020

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Questions (259, 262)

Martin Kenny

Question:

259. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date upon which each direct provision centre or emergency accommodation centre contract expires. [20324/20]

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

262. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which each direct provision centre or emergency centre contract expires. [19264/20]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 262 together.

The International Protection Procurement Services (IPPS) unit of the Immigration Service Delivery function of my Department is responsible for the procurement, contract management, inspection and payments functions associated with the accommodation provided to persons seeking international protection.

The two tables below list the contract dates of both the Commercial and State-owned accommodation centres.

 Commercial Centres Contract Start and End dates

Centre	Address	County	From	To
Ashbourne House	Glounthane	Cork	11/12/2019	28/04/2020
Atlantic House	Railway Square, Tramore	Waterford	30/06/2020	29/06/2022
Atlantic Lodge	Dromneavane, Kenmare	Kerry	12/02/2020	11/02/2022
Balseskin	St. Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11	Dublin	15/07/2019	01/07/2023
Birchwood House	Ballytruckle Road	Waterford	08/11/2019	07/11/2021
Bridgewater House	Main Street, Carrick On Suir	Tipperary	05/12/2019	04/12/2021
Carrig (Rock Centre)	Ballinamore, Co.Leitrim	Leitrim	04/11/2019	01/11/2020
Carroll Village	Clonbrassil Street, Dundalk	Louth	11/01/2020	08/01/2021
Clare Lodge	Summer Hill, Ennis	Clare	05/12/2019	04/12/2021
Clonakilty Lodge	Dunmore Road, Clonakilty	Cork	12/02/2020	11/02/2022
Dublin Central Inn	95-98 Talbot Street, Dublin 1	Dublin	06/04/2020	04/04/2021
Eglinton, Salthill	The Promenade, Salthill	Galway	23/05/2019	30/12/2020
Eyre Powell	Main Street, Newbridge	Kildare	02/04/2019	01/04/2021
Glenvera Hotel	Wellington Road	Cork	05/03/2019	02/03/2020
Globe House	Chapel Hill, Sligo Town	Sligo	02/04/2019	01/04/2021
Grand Hotel	Abbey Street, Co.Wicklow	Wicklow	03/12/2019	30/11/2020
Great Western	Frenchville Lane, Eyre Square	Galway	15/07/2020	29/12/2020
Griffin House	Lower Gerald Griffin Street	Limerick	23/03/2020	21/03/2021
Hanratty's Hotel	Glentworth Street	Limerick	25/05/2020	03/01/2021
The Hazel Hotel	Skirteen, Monasterevin	Kildare	25/07/2019	24/07/2021
Hibernian Hotel	Main Street, Abbeyleix	Laois	05/02/2020	04/02/2022
King Thomond Hotel	Bog Road, Lisdoonvarna	Clare	09/03/2020	06/03/2022
Linden House	New Road, Killarney	Kerry	12/02/2020	11/01/2022
Marian Hostel	High Street, Tullamore	Offaly	17/02/2020	16/02/2022
Millstreet & Davis Lane	Millstreet	Cork	12/02/2020	11/02/2022
Montague	Emo, Portlaoise	Laois	09/05/2019	08/05/2021
Mosney	Mosney	Meath	09/12/2018	07/12/2022
Ocean View	The Esplande, Tramore	Waterford	13/11/2018	11/11/2020
Richmond Court	Richmond Street	Longford	20/12/2019	19/12/2021
Riverside Apts	Shannon Street, Borrisokane	Tipperary	01/10/2019	28/09/2020
Rosslare Port Lodge	Ballygillane Big, Rosslare Habour	Wexford	28/02/2020	25/02/2021
Skellig Accom Centre	O'Connell Street, Cahirciveen	Kerry	18/03/2020	16/03/2021
St. Patricks	Drumgoask, Monaghan	Monaghan	20/06/2019	17/06/2020
Temple	Horseleap, Moate	Westmeath	24/10/2019	23/10/2021
The Old Convent	Abbey Street, Ballyhaunis	Mayo	09/01/2019	25/06/2019
Towers Hotel	Ninth Lock Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Dublin	16/07/2019	07/09/2020
Viking House	Coffee House Lane	Waterford	17/03/2019	18/09/2019

State Centres Management Contract Start and End Dates

Centre	Address	County	From	To
Athlone	Lissywoolen, Ballymahon Road, Athlone	Westmeath	25/11/2019	24/11/2020
Atlas Kilarney	Deerpark Road, Killarney	Kerry	10/11/2019	09/11/2020
Atlas Tralee	McCowan's Lane, Tralee	Kerry	10/11/2019	09/11/2020
Johnston Marina	Dingle Road, Tralee	Kerry	10/11/2019	09/11/2020
Kinsale Road	Kinsale Road, Co. Cork	Cork	25/11/2019	24/11/2020
Knockalisheen	Limerick Road, Meelick	Clare	25/11/2019	24/11/2020
Park Lodge	Park Road, Killarney	Kerry	10/11/2019	09/11/2020

Where a contract for a centre is shown as having passed its expiry date, it is awaiting verification under an ongoing procurement process, and has been rolled over in the interim.

In relation to Emergency Accommodation, my Department is using hotels and guesthouses to meet current demand for accommodation services for protection applicants as there is insufficient capacity within our accommodation portfolio presently. These premises are contracted on short term contracts (3 months) which are evaluated and renewed if required on expiry. The last renewal date for emergency contracts was on 19 July 2020 and they will be reassessed before the 3 month expiry of those rollover contracts on 10 October 2020. Due to commercial sensitivities and to protect the right to anonymity of our residents, the Department does not divulge which hotels and guesthouses it is utilising for emergency purposes.