Emergency Accommodation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022

Thursday, 8 September 2022

Questions (1266)

Holly Cairns

Question:

1266. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to ensure that all hotels and venues used to accommodate asylum seekers permit asylum seekers to have visitors. [43785/22]

Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Where accommodation is procured on an emergency basis with a commercial hotel, the policy in relation to visitors is a matter for the hotel and their visitor policy.

In IPAS accommodation centres, visitors are permitted in the public areas of the centres.

I trust this information clarifies the matter.