Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Have all healthcare workers been moved out of direct provision? If not, why not? They are vitally important.

Ms Buckley noted in her opening statement that the Jesuit Refugee Service, JRS, had launched a support service for residents of centres. How long has it been in place? How many calls has it received? How much feedback has the Department received on it? I know from experience that the Department will not accept complaints from anybody other than residents. In that light, why was that service introduced?

On testing and the HSE, the Department stated that there are approximately 8,700 residents in the asylum system. The HSE has tested 1,734 of them. Why have all residents not been tested? What is the difference between hostels for asylum seekers and nursing homes, where there has been blanket testing of all residents and staff? Why has that not been rolled out for asylum seekers?