Eoin Ó Broin
Ceist:150. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which each direct provision centre or emergency centre contract expires. [39128/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 25 November 2020
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The table attached shows the contract end date for each privately-owned and emergency accommodation centre and in the case of the State-owned centres shows the end date for the management company contract.
All accommodation centres for people seeking international protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies under contract. My Department contracts for an all-inclusive service, which includes catering services, as well as cleaning, maintenance and laundry services.
There are currently 7 State-owned accommodation centres and 38 privately-owned accommodation centres, one of which is the National Reception Centre in Balseskin, Co. Dublin.
My Department has also engaged 29 temporary accommodation centres and 3 additional premises for use during the current Covid-19 crisis. One is used for the safe self-isolation of international protection applicants who have tested positive or who are close contacts of someone who has tested positive. The other two premises are used for the quarantine of new applicants and residents who had left their accommodation and wish to return.
In addition my Department has contracted 3 premises for use as Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROC) for refugees arriving in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP).