Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I have an asylum centre in my constituency and my impression from dealing with some of the asylum seekers is that they are loth to make complaints. Some of them come from very authoritarian dictatorships and they assume they will not be listened to. They feel it is very important, given that they are seeking asylum here, that they do not tread on anyone's toes. They are therefore slow to make complaints about anything. My impression from conversations with some asylum seekers is that the situation of some children in the centres is very difficult. They are not appropriate places for children to be for any length of time at all.