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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023)

...an involvement in that. We do liaise very closely with our colleagues in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in regard to processing times, people who are in direct provision and all of that. There is an exchange of information but we do not have advance notice of where people are going.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023)

Brian Stanley: Obviously, a lot of the direct provision system is blocked up at the moment because we cannot move people out quickly enough because of the housing situation and all of that. We need to get people integrated, in particular people who have cleared all of the hurdles and who have established genuine cases. In terms of moving them and getting other people in, and getting people out of tents...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023)

Ms Oonagh McPhillips: I do not have the information on direct provision. What I have is the information in regard to the international protection process and those who are with us awaiting decisions, if that is okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023)

Brian Stanley: It was 248 last year. In terms of improving accommodation, there was a Government White Paper on this and talk of ending direct provision. From an official point of view, in terms of the Department trying to move towards that system, obviously the Ukrainian situation has happened and it has been a crisis. A war is a crisis and we are trying to deal with an emergency situation now, which...