Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
597. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, broken down into men, women and children, in direct provision accommodation in County Meath on 9 June 2014. [25963/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA.
The only direct provision accommodation centre in County Meath is Mosney. Mosney currently accommodates 602 persons. This breaks down is set out in the following table:
|
Adult females |
152 |
|
Adult males |
75 |
|
Children |
375 |
Further information in relation to the direct provision system is available on the RIA website www.ria.gov.ie. Published on the website is RIA's 2013 Annual Report which contains a further, more detailed, profile breakdown of those residing in Mosney and in every other centre on 31 December, 2013.
