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:

Once we move people, either through the direct provision system or into emergency accommodation, the challenge is in ensuring the services are available to them locally. That is particularly difficult with the emergency accommodation because that is something we are just setting up and establishing as we go along. If the Deputy wishes to raise any specific issues relating to Carrick-on-Shannon, we can work with our colleagues in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to ensure we address those. However, we are very challenged in trying to deliver that.

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