Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2014
Vote 21: Prisons
Vote 24: Department of Justice and Equality
Chapter 9: Development of Prison Accommodation in Dublin

10:00 am

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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The last figures I saw, which were contained in a reply to a parliamentary question and were from the Department, indicated that the increase in asylum applicants was attributable to immigration from countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh.