Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 21 March 2018, the name, location and intended future use of the direct provision centre that was closed down earlier in 2018 leading to persons being transferred to other centres. [14151/18]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the provision of accommodation within its State accommodation portfolio for protection applicants while they await a decision on their claim for international protection. RIA had contracted the provision of an accommodation centre at Georgian Court, 77-79 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1. This contract was due to expire on the 19th February 2018.

RIA were advised prior to the expiration of the contract that the contractor was not seeking an extension to the contract or intending to engage in any public procurement process to continue to provide accommodation services to RIA at Georgian Court beyond the 19th February 2018.

As a consequence, Georgian Court ceased providing accommodation services to RIA on the 19th February 2018 and all residents of Georgian Court who were still in the protection process were transferred to alternative accommodation within RIA's portfolio.

The future use of the premises is a matter for the owners of the property.