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Direct Provision System

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2021

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Ceisteanna (469, 470)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

469. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount paid to commercial firms to accommodate persons seeking international protection and privately-owned direct provision centres in each of the years 2017 to 2019, and to the date in 2020 on which responsibility was passed to his Department; if he will provide the schedule and number of firms and-or companies, over that duration, that received; and if he will provide the schedule and number of firms and-or companies, over that duration, that received differing amounts (details supplied). [5172/21]

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Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of firms and or companies that received payments directly related to the services associated with direct provision in each of the years 2017 to 2020, inclusive. [5173/21]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 470 together.

Total amounts paid to companies/firms to accommodate persons seeking international protection in privately owned International Protection Accommodation Centres in 2017, 2018, 2019 and to the end of October 2020.

Year

2017

2018

2019

Up to end of October 2020

Amounts Paid

€48,381,842

€57,120,512

€73,590,440

€83,545,221

Number of companies/firms in years 2017, 2018, 2019 and to end of October 2020 by total amounts paid

2017

2018

2019

Up to end of Oct 2020

€m

0-1

4

5

3

4

1-2

7

9

8

11

2-3

2

3

5

4

3-4

1

0

2

1

4-5

0

1

0

0

5-6

2

2

0

1

6-7

1

0

1

1

7-8

0

1

2

1

€8m plus

1

1

2

3

Total Number of Companies/Firms paid

18

22

23

26

The provision of services associated with International Protection Accommodation Centres by companies or firms who received payment from 2017 to 2020 can be grouped as follows:

- Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated

- Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned

- Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services

- Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres

- Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water.

- Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents and

- Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres.

The table below lists the number of companies by year who provided these services and the total amount paid for these services.

Year

Type of Service

No. of Companies

Total Amount Paid

2017

Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated

18

€48,381,842.22

2017

Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned

2

€9,691,161.43

2017

Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services

0

€0

2017

Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres

3

€90,541.18

2017

Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water

4

€841,363.44

2017

Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents

0

0

2017

Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres

7

€205,491.09

2018

Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated

22

€57,120,512

2018

Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned

2

€9,635,439.40

2018

Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services

2

€1,011,706.83

2018

Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres

6

€140,049.82

2018

Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water

3

€809,744.31

2018

Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents

4

€151,526.35

2018

Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres

7

€154,031.62

2019

Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated

23

€73,590,439.71

2019

Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned

2

€9,990,536.04

2019

Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services

24

€34,282,998.09

2019

Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres

4

€548,655.39

2019

Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water

3

€809,744.31

2019

Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents

6

€1,319,333.34

2019

Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres

4

€112,492.29

2020

Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated

26

€99,521,828.72

2020

Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned

2

€10,672,033.68

2020

Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services

32

€59,708,536.40

2020

Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres

8

€434,083.23

2020

Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water

3

€823,323.35

2020

Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents

7

€1,308,461.69

2020

Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres

5

€113,448.04

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