Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed)
9:30 am
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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A figure of just over 5,000 have status in direct provision and are in a position to move out if suitable accommodation were available. How many people in direct provision, in the IPAS system, have been refused status and what happens in that case? Of the almost 20,000 in total, how many have been refused? Mr. Kevin McCarthy may not have the exact figure.