John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location and cost of running accommodation centres for asylum seekers and refugees which are being rented and unoccupied in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10289/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their application for asylum is being processed. The RIA does not rent or lease any properties for the purposes of carrying out its remit but rather contracts-in a suite of services, including accommodation and catering, for this purpose. The RIA has no unoccupied accommodation centres in its portfolio.