Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Oonagh Buckley:

We are meeting the requirements for vulnerability assessments despite the challenges posed by the accommodation situation. In general the requirements are met through the medical screening that takes place in Balseskin. We are able to put people through medical screening in Balseskin. We are about to open a better medical centre there, which will be a great improvement. There are other aspects to the vulnerability screening. It looks at a series of vulnerabilities. Those are generally detected in the initial contact with RIA and the system. We are able to manage that when placing people. Sometimes vulnerabilities can come through-----

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