Written answers
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Public Services
5:00 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 613: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, details of public service provision responsibilities of his Department outsourced to the private sector; and the cost of each service outsourced over the past 12 months. [36704/12]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the information required by her is set out below:
| Public Service Provision outsourced to Private Sector | Expenditure |
| Accommodation and services to asylum seekers under the Government's Direct Provision System | €69.5 million (approx).Please note that this figure relates to the twelve months of 2011 and not the last calendar year as requested. Figures for 2012 are not yet available. |
| Visa application centres at certain overseas locations which provide front office visa services to applicants. | There is no cost to the State for this service but a small administration charge is paid by visa applicants. |
The Deputy might wish to note that within the immigration area of my Department a number of other areas, roles and functions are currently being examined with a view to determining suitability for an outsourced or similar type of service delivery model.
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