Ms Carol Baxter:

The Airways centre that the Government just opened was intended as a second transit hub. We have modified the plans. While we have paused for new arrivals, we have people going into the CityWest transit hub every day but others have to move from it for new arrivals to come there. We thought when we reviewed things, it made more sense for CityWest to be the primary transit hub because we have good services there, access to the HSE and health screening and the International Organization for Migration doing orientation and providing intensive support. It is a good centre in which to spend one’s first period. The Airways centre, which was intended as a second transit hub, as it stands will be a standard centre. We will keep that under review if it seems we cannot keep moving people in and out of CityWest.