Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and ages of children currently in direct provision. [39239/16]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that there were just under 1,100 persons under the age of 18 residing with their family in State provided accommodation at the end of November 2016. Of those, 426 were less than five years old, 514 were aged between 5 and 12 years of age and 158 were aged between 13 and 17 years old.