Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the future plan for Mosney, County Meath and its residents. [10392/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is charged with responsibility for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their application for protection is being processed. As of 12/02/2012, there were 5,313 accommodated in RIA centres located throughout the State with a total of 573 persons living at the Mosney centre.

The number of asylum seekers requiring accommodation now and the likely number in the future are under constant review and it is not possible at this stage to predict what particular accommodation facilities will be required in the short or medium term future. There are no immediate plans to change existing arrangements at the Mosney Centre. In accordance with standard procedures RIA will shortly be entering into discussions with the contractor at Mosney in the context of the expiry of the current contract in June this year.

RIA will continue to have regard for the recommendations contained in the 'Value for Money Report and Policy Review - Asylum Seeker Accommodation Programme' (May 2010), which is available on RIA's website (www.ria.gov.ie) and the general economic constraints, which apply to all public spending and which will continue to apply in management of the direct provision budget.