Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for attending and for their information. I recognise that this is an incredibly stressful time for all of them, particularly those who are working on these issues on a daily basis. I should put on the record my bias because I have monitored the situation with direct provision for a number of years and I am of the view that it is an abhorrent system which needs to be changed. It serves neither those who are seeking international protection nor the local communities in which they are often placed well.

I want to get some very quick background information. There are 84 locations in which people seeking international protection are currently housed. How many people in total currently live in those 84 centres?