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Direct Provision System

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2021

Wednesday, 10 November 2021

Questions (168)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

168. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans he has to end non-front door direct provision in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54818/21]

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As the Deputy will be aware, my Department currently has three direct provision accommodation centres and two emergency centres in the county of Galway. One of the accommodation centres currently provides own-door accommodation. The new model of accommodation and supports set out in the White Paper to End Direct Provision provides for own-door accommodation for families and own-room accommodation for single people.

My Department will shortly publish a tender to procure additional accommodation for families, couples and single people to enable a move away from reliance on emergency accommodation and to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to meet demand, pending the full implementation of the White Paper.

Decisions about existing centres will be made based on the Department’s contractual commitments, capacity across the accommodation network, progress in rolling out the new model and the need to ensure that the Department meets its legal and moral obligations to provide accommodation to people who need it while their applications for international protection are being determined.

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