Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location and number of direct provision centres in operation; and the number of persons residing in each centre. [38326/17]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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There are currently 32 centres under contract to the Reception and Integration Agency. The specific statistics sought by the Deputy in relation to centre location and occupancy are provided in the following table and were collated at the end of August 2017.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of single adults, families and children residing in each direct provision centre. [38327/17]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is compiled on an annual basis and published in the RIA Annual Report which is available on the RIA website .

RIA also compile statistics on the gender, age, family composition etc. of residents on a monthly basis, however this is not available on a centre by centre basis. What can be said is that at the end of July 2017 there were 2,356 single persons, 711 married persons, 377 lone parents and 1,233 children residing in State provided accommodation. There was also a small number of persons (90) whose status had yet to be recorded. This information is published in the Monthly Reports on the RIA website.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons admitted to each direct provision centre in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the length of time these persons have remained within the direct provision system. [38328/17]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is not compiled by the Reception and Integration Agency in the detail required by the Deputy. What can be said is that the RIA Monthly and Annual Reports published on the RIA website contain a wide range of statistics including the number of persons in each centre and statistics related to duration of stay. The following table details the numbers of new applicants for asylum accommodated by RIA.

The following table details the duration of stay by applicants in state provided accommodation at the 31st August 2017. These figures are based on latest entry into state provided accommodation.

By comparison, the statistics for the duration of stay for applicants in state provided accommodation at the end of 2016 were as follows:

It should be noted that when the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers examined the figures in 2015, there were 1,480 people in direct provision for 5 years or more. This figure is now 422 people. The vast majority of those cases that are still awaiting a final decision on their protection cannot be processed for various reasons such as pending judicial reviews. In effect, this means that all relevant people have received a first instance decision and for cases not fully resolved, there can be complex reasons why these cases have not been resolved.