Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion
9:00 am
Mr. Nick Henderson:
Yes, if I claim asylum I am entitled to enter direct provision accommodation. Some may choose not to do so because they have friends or family they can rely on for a sofa or a bed. At a later date that arrangement may fall through and then they would write to and approach the Reception and Integration Agency to request accommodation. At that moment, in our experience, people are encountering great difficulty getting accommodation.
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