Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will ensure the availability of adequate accommodation and appropriate diet in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1947/11]

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 and dispersal.

The person referred to in the details supplied has not provided any medical documentation or other information in respect of any medical condition or dietary issue to either the accommodation centre where she resides or to the RIA. The person should provide such documentation herself or through her doctor or dietician, including a diet sheet, and the RIA will arrange to address her needs within the direct provision system.

The Deputy should be aware that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases, including accommodation status at the RIA, may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.