Gerry Adams
Ceist:115. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding spend in each year for the past five years in respect of supporting asylum seekers. [26999/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 27 September 2016
Ceisteanna (115)
Freagraí scríofa
The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department estimates that the overall costs for provision of services to protection applicants for the years 2010 to 2014 were as follows: €174m, €153m, €129m, €91m and €91m respectively. Precise figures in relation to 2015 have not yet been finalised although it is estimated that the cost will see an increase on the previous year for the first time in recent times. The fluctuation in costs is mainly related to the numbers of persons in the system at any given time, particularly in relation to the numbers in the direct provision system. In that regard, there was a 126% increase in asylum applications in 2015 compared with 2014.