Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O'Driscoll clarified for Deputy Connolly that there were 38 centres, 31 of which are commercially owned, while seven are State-owned, for the 5,980 people in the direct provision system and that the cost last year was €77 million, that, potentially, will rise to €100 million this year. There is the additional cost of maintaining 517 persons in hotel accommodation.