Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Whether a person is refused or granted asylum, the process is taking far too long. Those people are kept locked up given the way it is done. Media reports from the last few days suggest that some people appear to be making a business of going around the country getting hotels to access the financial gain, to put it bluntly. When agreeing terms with a prospective person or company, does the Department check if the buildings proposed are planning compliant and does it check whether recreation facilities will be available for the vulnerable people involved? Are the buildings fire compliant? Does the Department check whether there are legal challenges in the background or does it simply make an agreement on a facility? I am referring in particular to the centre in Roosky.

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