Mr. Lucky Khambule:

There is such a need. We should remember that there is not much of that in the direct provision system, and the location of the direct provision centre also has an effect. I would not really look at my experience as I had to put myself out there in an active way, so it was easier for me to integrate after direct provision. There is a need to support people moving from direct provision but the support needs to start while people are still in direct provision. It should happen with education and methods of coping in the community. We cannot start building to integrate in a community if a person has lost the will to live because he or she is in direct provision. Life must start from the first day in Ireland and not from the day the person has his or her application approved. That is too late.