David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A number of Deputies have spoken about the human impact that direct provision has had on many people. Mr. Waters has obviously read much of the commentary around direct provision, so I am sure he is aware that it is not all positive. There has been a litany of articles through which we hear the testimony of their experiences from many residents in these centres. Some of it has been positive but much of it has not been. What is Mr. Waters view of the operation of these reception centres? What is his view of how they have treated people within the centres and has the Department ever carried out a human rights analysis of how people are treated within these centres?