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

I also want to raise the issue of housing for people seeking asylum. There has been a bit of a conversation around direct provision, a system which is an abomination. The fact that we are still utilising it all these years later is a scandal and a testament of a failed policy.

I note over the past three years there has been an increasing dependency on emergency accommodation which falls outside of the direct provision system. How much was paid for emergency accommodation in 2019? What is the expected outturn in 2020?