Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 284: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the facilities funded by his Department for the accommodation of refugees or asylum seekers in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8784/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision. The Office of the Minister for Integration (OMI) is responsible for integration matters in respect of Programme Refugees and other immigrant groups.

The OMI is not funding any accommodation facilities for refugees in County Tipperary. The RIA currently operates one asylum seeker accommodation centre in County Tipperary, namely Bridgewater House in Carrick-on-Suir. The contracted capacity of Bridgewater House is 120 and at end January, 2010 there were 94 persons residing at the centre.