Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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291. 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. [30118/18]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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The location and occupancy of each of the 34 accommodation centres in operation is detailed in the following table:

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons admitted to each direct provision centre in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and the length of time these persons have remained within the system. [30119/18]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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The information sought is contained in the following two tables. Table 1 details the admissions by centre for the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. Table 2 details the duration in months by accommodation centre for those admitted in that timeframe.

Table 1:

[Table cont]

Table 2:

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children, women and men resident in the Mosney direct provision centre. [30120/18]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Mosney Accommodation Centre is currently home to 802 residents. The population comprises people who have applied for international protection and who have requested accommodation services as well as people brought to Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.

The demographic breakdown of those residents who sought accommodation services while they applied for international protection and are resident in Mosney is 331 children, 208 adult females and 116 adult males.

There are 147 residents in Mosney who were brought to Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. The demographic breakdown of this cohort is 54 children, 41 adult females and 52 adult males.

In total, there are 385 children, 249 adult females and 168 adult males currently resident in Mosney.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of referrals from the Mosney direct provision centre received by Tusla in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [30121/18]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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In 2016 there were 15 referrals to TUSLA from Mosney Accommodation Centre via the Reception and Integration Agency of my Department in relation to persons seeking International Protection.

In 2017 there were 11 such referrals to TUSLA and to date in 2018 there have been 7 such referrals.

The referrals listed above are those recorded by the Reception and Integration Agency Children and Family Services Unit. The referrals are those made by the Designated Liaison Person(s) (DLP) at the Mosney Accommodation Centre.

The number of referrals received by TUSLA regarding persons living in Mosney Accommodation Centre may differ from the numbers recorded by RIA. This may arise where a referral is made by:

1. Professionals not employed by and/or not working in Mosney (and therefore not subject to the procedures of RIA's Child Protection Policy and with no obligation to inform Mosney's DLP or RIA that a referral has been made in respect of a person living in Mosney).

or

2. Family members and friends of a child or family about whom the referral is made and who are acting in a private capacity and under no obligation to inform the Mosney DLP or RIA that a referral has been made in respect of a person living in Mosney.

Accurate information about the total number of referrals received by TUSLA about children and families living in Mosney Accommodation Centre is only available from TUSLA.