Ms Carol Baxter:

There has been schooling for children of school-going age in emergency reception and orientation centres, EROCs, that is, directly in the centres because typically the residents are in them for a shorter period. Our understanding of the residents of direct provision centres is that all children have access to school places. We have a co-located officer from the Department of Education and Skills within the Reception and Integration Agency. She engages with all of the centres to ensure children are given school places.