Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 564: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an accommodation transfer request will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27669/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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In June 2005 the family mentioned in the Question were accommodated in Birchwood House in Waterford. They made a request for a transfer to more suitable accommodation supported by documentation from a clinical psychologist. They were subsequently transferred to Mosney Accommodation Centre. In June 2006 the Reception and Integration Agency received a request to transfer to self-catering accommodation again supported by the original documentation. A reply issued on 30th June 2006 requesting an up to date consultant's or registrar's report.

Further medical documentation, when received, will be considered by a medical referee who will assess the requirement for self-catering accommodation. The Reception and Integration Agency has a limited supply of self catering accommodation within its portfolio and there are currently a number of families who are awaiting placement at such centres.