Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have seen the value for money report that was done on the alternatives and the increased cost involved. I am asking not just about the accommodation but what they are permitted to do. I believe we were one of only two countries to opt out of a 2003 directive, which meant that asylum seekers are not entitled to work or get education after 12 months, as is the norm in most other European countries.