Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres

Mr. Mark Wilson:

A decision to move applicants is made by IPAS. We consider the competing pressures and risks attached to where we have people and move them as we have to. It is an ongoing system that has a large number of new arrivals and, therefore, there must be movement within the system for the system to operate. As was explained earlier, when we open a new centre there is a requirement that we wait until the contract is signed before we can communicate it to our colleagues not only in the HSE but also in the Department of Education and Skills-----

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