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RECEPTION & INTEGRATION AGENCY ANNUAL

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1. Table of Contents 2-3. Foreword 4. Background to the Reception & Integration Agency 5. Executive Summary 6. RIA Organisation Chart

7-10. Asylum Application Statistics 11. ORAC Applications & RIA Accommodation Evolution 12. Duration of Stay by RIA Residents

13-17. Profile of RIA Residents By Centre 18. Breakdown of Family Status in RIA Accommodation 19. Occupancy & Capacity in RIA Accommodation 20. Status of RIA Residents 21. Profile of RIA Accommodation 22. Top Ten Nationalities of RIA Residents 23. Age Profile of RIA Residents

24. RIA Accommodation By Type, Centres Opened & Closed 25. RIA Accommodation by Contractor 26. RIA Centre Dispersal & Breakdown 27-28 RIA Residents by County etc. 29. RIA Profile of New Residents

30. Contractual Obligations on Accommodation Providers 31. Expenditure Breakdown 32. RIA's Role in Relation to the Accommodation of Victims of Human Trafficking 33-35. Education in RIA Accommodation 36-37. Inspections in RIA Accommodation 38. Information Clinics in RIA Accommodation 39. RIA’s Websites 40-47. Child & Family Services 47. Record of Complaints Made Under the Official Procedure 48-49. Inter-Agency Meetings 50-53. RIA Health Unit 54. Sample Photos of RIA Centres Following Refurbishment 55-57. RIA’s Role in Assisting the Voluntary Return of Certain EU Nationals 58. Sample Photographs of RIA Accommodation 59. Index of Photographs 60. RIA Contact Details 61. Note on Source of Statistics in This Report

RIA Annual Report 2014 1

This 2014 Annual Report of the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) details the principal work we carried out during the year. The aim of this report, as well as the information provided on our websites – www.ria.gov.ie and www.ria-inspections.gov.ie, - is to give as comprehensive a picture of the Direct Provision system as possible. We trust that this will be of benefit to RIA staff, the residents, the contractors and staff in centres, NGO’s, our colleagues elsewhere in the public service, policy makers and researchers. Key developments In 2014, there were three particular developments in an eventful year. Firstly, following five straight years of decline in occupancy in RIA centres, this downward trend stopped. At the end of 2014, RIA was accommodating 4,364 persons - 4 more than at the end of 2013. These almost identical figures hide the ebb and flow of residents joining and leaving the accommodation system throughout the year and an underlying significant upward trend in the number of asylum seekers entering the State. This is dealt with in more detail later in this foreword. Secondly, following a six week hearing which ended in July, 2014, the High Court issued its judgment in CA and TA judicial review on 14 November, 2014. This case was a fundamental challenge to the Direct Provision system. On the basis of the case as argued, the Court could not find that the Direct Provision breached fundamental Human Rights, or was in breach of the Constitution because it is an administrative scheme without a legislative basis, or that the Direct Provision Allowance (DPA) payment was ultra vires to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. The Court did find that certain aspects of the House Rules, which deal with the day to day operation of the Direct Provision system, were unlawful or disproportionate to their objectives. Revised Rules to take account of this judgment were subsequently introduced. It should be noted that this judgment is currently under appeal. Thirdly, on 10 November, 2014 the first plenary meeting took place of the independent Working Group set up to report to Government on improvements to the protection process, including Direct Provision and supports for asylum seekers. This Group was established by the Government in fulfilment of its commitment to do so under its Statement of Government Priorities 2014 – 2016. It was chaired by former High Court Judge Bryan McMahon and comprised senior officials from all relevant Departments, the UNHCR, representatives of academia and various NGOs who have a long-standing interest in this area and other representatives of civil society. The remit of Working Group covered those general issues of concern which arose in a number of centres over the summer and autumn of 2014. Local issues which also arose in the centres concerning menu options, transport and so on were addressed and will continue to be addressed as they arise. Upgrades to centre RIA continued to improve the living conditions of residents in 2014. OPW finished the upgrading works in the seven State owned centres. Upgrading works in several commercially owned centres were also completed during the year which improved facilities for residents. RIA continued to work towards its target of providing dedicated bathroom facilities to all families in the system by the end of 2015. Numbers arriving and occupancy In 2014, RIA accommodated 1,141 new asylum applicants who had presented to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC). This was up by 414 persons (57%) from 2013. Between 2008 and 2013, inclusive, there had been an overall net decline of 37% (2,642 persons) in the numbers being accommodated by RIA. As a result, RIA had reduced contracted capacity over this period, by closing some centres and reducing capacity in others. By the end of 2014, 34 accommodation centres throughout the country were under contract to RIA and no centre had closed during the year. Contracted capacity increased by only 37 spaces, compared to a reduction in 2013 of 411 spaces (7.5%). The increase in new asylum seekers, detailed below, together with the genuine difficulty for those in RIA accommodation in securing rental accommodation after receiving permission to stay, raised the prospect of RIA needing to acquire additional capacity in the future.

Foreword

2 RIA Annual Report 2014

The number of new asylum applicants arriving into Ireland rose significantly in 2014, following a decline in numbers for the previous eleven years. 1,448 persons claimed asylum in 2014, an increase of 53% from the 946 who made an application in 2013. The profile of applicants changed too with Nigerians no longer the largest cohort of applicants. A significant development was the increase in the number of Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals arriving. Notably for RIA’s accommodation function, the fact that these applicants were predominantly single males meant that there was a considerable change in the family status profile of our population. Although 2014 saw the numbers being accommodated by RIA start to increase, the average length of time spent by residents in the system decreased, this statistical ‘dilution’ being caused by the rise in number of newly arrived residents. By the end of 2014, 63.7% of RIA residents first claimed international protection in Ireland three or more years previously; the percentage in 2013 was 68.2%. A full breakdown of this statistic is provided in this report. It is important to note that RIA itself has no function in the processing of the protection claims made by residents of our centres. Consequently, RIA has no control over the number of people that require accommodation in its centres, or the length of time they spend in the asylum process. Costs Despite increased numbers, the cost of the Direct Provision system continued to fall in 2014, although not to the same degree as before. We spent €53.262 million in 2014, a reduction of 3.6% from the €55.23 million spent in 2013. Yearly expenditure in 2014 represented a decline of 42% from the peak of €91.5 million spent in 2008. The savings over this period were achieved not just through centre closures, but though continued positive cooperation with our contractors in relation to contract rates, capacity numbers and, in the case of State owned properties, savings in energy and operating costs. It is unlikely that these expenditure decreases will continue past 2014. This report details the 87 centre inspections, over 83 information clinics and 18 interagency meetings carried out in 2014. With a view to ensuring the availability of as much information as possible about the Direct Provision system, all completed inspection reports carried out from 1 October, 2013 are published on RIA’s dedicated inspection website www.ria-inspections.gov.ie . Anyone – residents, centre staff, NGO’s and the general public – can see these reports on-line without the necessity to make a Freedom of Information request. RIA’s main website continues to publish latest statistical updates and other features and, of course, contains links to the new inspections website. RIA continued to successfully carry out its role of assisting with the voluntary repatriation of destitute citizens of the 13 States which have joined the EU since 2004. In 2014, 285 such persons were assisted to voluntarily return home, at a total cost of €60,252. This represented a decrease of 38 persons (12%), and of €22,339 (27%), since 2013. As in previous years, I would like to take this opportunity to commend my colleagues in RIA who continue to do a thorough and professional job. We and our colleagues in INIS, as well as managers and staff in centres, continue to play an important part in the lives of our residents. I would also like to commend the cooperation afforded to RIA by our colleagues in the education, welfare and health systems. All of us strive to make better the lives of our residents within the necessary context of the Direct Provision system. Noel Dowling Principal Officer Reception & Integration Agency

Foreword


RIA is a division of the Department of Justice and Equality. RIA is charged with providing accommodation and ancillary services to asylum seekers under the Direct Provision system, which provides asylum seeker residents with full board accommodation free of utility or other cost. Under this system, RIA seeks to ensure that the material needs of residents, in the period during which their applications for international protection are being processed, are met. The need to establish RIA arose from the increasing number of Asylum Seekers arriving into the State. Prior to this, these Asylum Seekers were treated as homeless under the then structures in place. Section 10 of the Housing Act, 1988, while not putting a statutory obligation on local authorities, confers powers on them to directly arrange and fund emergency accommodation, make arrangements with the HSE or a voluntary body for the provision of emergency accommodation, and/or make contributions to voluntary bodies towards the cost of accommodation provided by them.

The structures in that Act were unsuited to the situation facing Ireland in 1999 and subsequent years, when the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland increased dramatically. A total of 7,724 asylum applications were received in 1999 and a further 10,938 in the following year. Of these, most presented themselves in Dublin. The homeless service of the then Eastern Health Board could not cope and there was a serious prospect of widespread homelessness among asylum seekers.

In response to this serious and unprecedented challenge, the Directorate for Asylum Support Services (DASS), under the aegis of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, was established in November 1999 to coordinate the scheme of dispersal and direct provision for asylum seekers. DASS was subsequently replaced by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) on 2 April, 2001. The Government decision to establish the Reception and Integration Agency followed an earlier Government decision that the recommendations in the report of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Integration of Refugees in Ireland should form the framework for integration policy in Ireland and be implemented. One of the key recommendations of the Working Group was the establishment of a single organisational structure - within the overall framework of structures for asylum and immigration - for co-ordinating the implementation of an integration policy. RIA was established as the vehicle for implementing this recommendation. That Integration function was assigned to the Integration Unit of the Office of the Minister for Integration, an office newly created in July, 2007 under a Minister of State, and subsequently to the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI) This report therefore deals only with the reception function of RIA.

Direct provision provides asylum seekers with full board accommodation and certain ancillary services while their applications for asylum are being processed. It needs to be understood that there is no obligation placed upon asylum seekers to avail of the accommodation offered by RIA. Some choose to live with relatives or friends, or make use of their own resources to source accommodation. In fulfilling its general accommodation responsibilities, RIA does not 'lease' premises from commercial contractors. Rather it 'contracts-in' a comprehensive range of services, which include accommodation, catering, housekeeping, etc., for a fixed period of time The Reception and Integration Agency has responsibility for:

Arranging accommodation and working with statutory and non-statutory agencies to co-ordinate the delivery of other services (including health, social services, welfare and education) for asylum seekers;

Responding to conflict crisis situations which result in relatively large numbers of refugees arriving in Ireland within a short period of time.

Supporting the voluntary return, on an agency basis for the Department of Social Protection, of destitute nationals of the thirteen newest EU Member States who fail the Habitual Residency Condition attaching to Social Assistance Payments.

The Reception and Integration Agency: Contracts suitable commercial accommodation and sites throughout the State for accommodating asylum seekers; Contracts out the management (including arrangements for catering and security) of State owned accommodation

centres; Monitors the operation of accommodation centres on an on-going basis; Accommodates asylum seekers at reception centres in Dublin for an initial period of 14 days for the purposes of

orientation, information provision, voluntary health screening, needs assessment and assistance with the first stages of asylum applications;

Disperses asylum seekers from reception centres in Dublin to accommodation centres around the country; Co-ordinates the provision of services (health and education) at accommodation centres; Provides training and support to proprietors and management of centres; Monitors the implementation of contracts for services; Engages with local support groups established to befriend and be of assistance to asylum seekers.

Background to the Reception & Integration Agency


The key features of the Reception and Integration Agency’s activities in 2014 are as follows: The number of asylum seekers accommodated by RIA on 31/12/14 was 4,364,

an increase of 4 persons, or 0.01%, from the same date in 2013. This is the first year on year increase in 6 years.

RIA spent €53.26 million in respect of the accommodation of asylum seekers

in 2014, i.e. a decrease of 3.6% on the 2013 outturn. RIA accommodated 1,141 new asylum applicants presenting to ORAC in

2014. This was a significant increase on 2013 (up 414 persons, or 57%), mirroring a large rise in new ORAC applications in 2014.*

In 2014, the overall numbers accommodated by RIA since the introduction of

Direct Provision in 1999 had exceeded 52,950 persons. A total of 34 centres throughout the country were under contract to RIA at the

end of 2014. No new centres were opened or closed, but the contracted capacity increased by 37 spaces following several years of declining capacity. Contracted capacity will rise in 2015 to cope with increased demand for RIA services.

Overall, 87 inspections of centres contracted to RIA were carried out in 2014,

51 by RIA staff and 36 by the independent inspection company, QTS. 285 destitute nationals from the 13 States which have joined the EU since

2004 were assisted by RIA to voluntarily return home in 2014, at a cost of €60,252. This represents a 12% decrease in persons repatriated compared to 2013.

More than 83 Information Clinics were carried out in 2014**

18 Interagency Meetings were held.

*Not all 1,148 applicants to ORAC in 2014 applied for accommodation. Moreover, not all of the 1,141 applicants initially accommodated by RIA would subsequently have remained in RIA accommodation. **This figure does not include clinics for Mosney as there is a RIA staff member on site in Mosney for clinics every four weeks. Also, clinics may be held less frequently in Dublin centres as RIA staff would be in many of those centres on a regular basis.

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Top Five Countries of Origin to End December 2014

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Cases Processed to Completion (ORAC)for 2002 to End December 2014

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20141) Positive Recommendations 894 345 430 455 397 376 295 97 24 61 67 128 132 2) Negative Recommendations Following Interview 5,965 5,461 4,906 3,952 3,249 2,621 2,942 2,612 1,309 1,050 700 581 661 3) Other Negative Recommendations & Cases Withdrawn 7,565 3,509 1,562 835 598 811 964 797 596 480 287 251 246 4) Determinations Made Under Dublin Convention / Dublin Regulation 191 237 243 439 540 368 385 402 263 243 144 159 21Unprocessable 586 -911 -20 1 0 -24 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0Amendment/Adjustment -4Total 15,201 8,641 7,121 5,682 4,784 4,152 4,581 3,908 2,192 1,834 1,198 1,120 1,060

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Average Length of Stay: 48 Months, Median Length of Stay: 43 Months

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Application %0-4 8 13 21 10.9% LP +1 7 0<3 44 22.9% 43 22.4%5-12 15 12 27 14.1% Nigeria 36 18.8% LP +2 7 3<6 13 6.8% 10 5.2%13-17 0 3 3 1.6% Pakistan 31 16.1% LP +3 3 6<9 19 9.9% 19 9.9%18-25 9 22 31 16.1% Algeria 11 5.7% LP +4 0 9<12 13 6.8% 11 5.7%26-35 21 40 61 31.8% DR Congo 11 5.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 9 4.7% 9 4.7%36-45 9 27 36 18.8% Malawi 10 5.2% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 2 1.0% 0 0.0%46-55 5 7 12 6.3% Other 93 48.4% Married/Partner +1 2 24<36 8 4.2% 8 4.2%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 192 Married/Partner +2 5 36<48 16 8.3% 18 9.4%66+ 0 1 1 0.5% Married/Partner +3 3 48<60 14 7.3% 15 7.8%Total 67 125 192 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 16 8.3% 17 8.9%

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Total 192 100.0% 192 100.0%0-4 9 11 20 25.0% LP +1 9 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 10 14 24 30.0% Nigeria 36 45.0% LP +2 4 3<6 7 8.8% 6 7.5%13-17 1 0 1 1.3% Ghana 8 10.0% LP +3 4 6<9 2 2.5% 3 3.8%18-25 2 0 2 2.5% Albania 6 7.5% LP +4 0 9<12 10 12.5% 4 5.0%26-35 16 3 19 23.8% South Africa 5 6.3% LP +5+ 0 12<18 8 10.0% 6 7.5%36-45 8 3 11 13.8% DR Congo 4 5.0% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 1 1.3% 1 1.3%46-55 1 1 2 2.5% Other 21 26.3% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 6 7.5% 6 7.5%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 80 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 9 11.3% 9 11.3%66+ 1 0 1 1.3% Married/Partner +3 2 48<60 0 0.0% 2 2.5%Total 48 32 80 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 6 7.5% 6 7.5%


Total 80 100.0% 80 100.0%0-4 12 10 22 28.2% LP +1 14 0<3 4 5.1% 3 3.8%5-12 8 2 10 12.8% Nigeria 17 21.8% LP +2 3 3<6 1 1.3% 1 1.3%13-17 2 0 2 2.6% South Africa 8 10.3% LP +3 2 6<9 7 9.0% 7 9.0%18-25 4 1 5 6.4% Iran 7 9.0% LP +4 0 9<12 6 7.7% 4 5.1%26-35 17 5 22 28.2% Bangladesh 6 7.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 10 12.8% 2 2.6%36-45 9 4 13 16.7% Kosovo 6 7.7% Married/Partner +0 3 18<24 6 7.7% 5 6.4%46-55 1 1 2 2.6% Other 34 43.6% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 12 15.4% 8 10.3%56-65 1 1 2 2.6% Total 78 Married/Partner +2 3 36<48 4 5.1% 5 6.4%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 1 48<60 10 12.8% 16 20.5%Total 54 24 78 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 4 5.1% 5 6.4%


Total 78 100.0% 78 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 3 2.9% 2 1.9%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Afghanistan 13 12.5% LP +2 0 3<6 6 5.8% 6 5.8%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Cameroon 8 7.7% LP +3 0 6<9 4 3.8% 4 3.8%18-25 0 16 16 15.4% DR Congo 8 7.7% LP +4 0 9<12 1 1.0% 1 1.0%26-35 2 44 46 44.2% Georgia 7 6.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 2 1.9% 1 1.0%36-45 2 31 33 31.7% Nigeria 7 6.7% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 6 5.8% 3 2.9%46-55 2 4 6 5.8% Other 61 58.7% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 15 14.4% 6 5.8%56-65 0 2 2 1.9% Total 104 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 18 17.3% 15 14.4%66+ 0 1 1 1.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 14 13.5% 18 17.3%Total 6 98 104 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 13 12.5% 14 13.5%


Total 104 100.0% 104 100.0%0-4 4 12 16 6.9% LP +1 12 0<3 1 0.4% 0 0.0%5-12 15 13 28 12.0% Nigeria 44 18.9% LP +2 7 3<6 19 8.2% 18 7.7%13-17 0 5 5 2.1% DR Congo 22 9.4% LP +3 2 6<9 17 7.3% 14 6.0%18-25 9 11 20 8.6% Zimbabwe 22 9.4% LP +4 0 9<12 17 7.3% 17 7.3%26-35 33 55 88 37.8% Malawi 13 5.6% LP +5+ 0 12<18 23 9.9% 22 9.4%36-45 25 31 56 24.0% Pakistan 12 5.2% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 10 4.3% 8 3.4%46-55 7 8 15 6.4% Other 120 51.5% Married/Partner +1 3 24<36 29 12.4% 25 10.7%56-65 3 1 4 1.7% Total 233 Married/Partner +2 7 36<48 8 3.4% 12 5.2%66+ 0 1 1 0.4% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 20 8.6% 21 9.0%Total 96 137 233 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 30 12.9% 31 13.3%


Total 233 100.0% 233 100.0%0-4 18 26 44 21.1% LP +1 39 0<3 9 4.3% 6 2.9%5-12 20 31 51 24.4% Nigeria 76 36.4% LP +2 10 3<6 22 10.5% 20 9.6%13-17 3 5 8 3.8% Malawi 35 16.7% LP +3 4 6<9 4 1.9% 3 1.4%18-25 12 1 13 6.2% DR Congo 20 9.6% LP +4 3 9<12 31 14.8% 30 14.4%26-35 45 6 51 24.4% Zimbabwe 17 8.1% LP +5+ 0 12<18 41 19.6% 40 19.1%36-45 29 5 34 16.3% South Africa 11 5.3% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 13 6.2% 13 6.2%46-55 4 1 5 2.4% Other 50 23.9% Married/Partner +1 4 24<36 30 14.4% 21 10.0%56-65 3 0 3 1.4% Total 209 Married/Partner +2 3 36<48 14 6.7% 14 6.7%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 3 48<60 8 3.8% 8 3.8%Total 134 75 209 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 15 7.2% 21 10.0%


Total 209 100.0% 209 100.0%0-4 4 6 10 5.3% LP +1 6 0<3 126 67.0% 123 65.4%5-12 7 6 13 6.9% Pakistan 40 21.3% LP +2 4 3<6 15 8.0% 14 7.4%13-17 6 5 11 5.9% Nigeria 38 20.2% LP +3 2 6<9 11 5.9% 10 5.3%18-25 8 26 34 18.1% Albania 20 10.6% LP +4 0 9<12 8 4.3% 8 4.3%26-35 28 45 73 38.8% DR Congo 11 5.9% LP +5+ 0 12<18 5 2.7% 5 2.7%36-45 14 18 32 17.0% Zimbabwe 11 5.9% Married/Partner +0 4 18<24 3 1.6% 1 0.5%46-55 3 8 11 5.9% Other 68 36.2% Married/Partner +1 2 24<36 2 1.1% 1 0.5%56-65 2 1 3 1.6% Total 188 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 9 4.8% 10 5.3%66+ 1 0 1 0.5% Married/Partner +3 1 48<60 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Total 73 115 188 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 2 1.1% 2 1.1%


Total 188 100.0% 188 100.0%

Clare Knockalisheen

M

Millstreet

Glenvera 104

M

F

31%

69%

98 94%

115 61%

73 39%

125

40%

60%

6 6%

59%

41%

F 67

192

65%

35%

Ashbourne House 80

M 32

F 48

Clonakilty Lodge 78

M 24

F 54

Kinsale Road 233

M 137

F 96

M 75 36%

F 134 64%

Cork

Balseskin (Reception

Centre)188

M

F

Dublin

209

Profile of RIA Residents by Centre At Year End 2014




children)

No. of Family Units

Duration Of Stay

In Current RIA Stay %


Application %0-4 3 10 13 16.3% LP +1 9 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 4 2 6 7.5% Nigeria 9 11.3% LP +2 3 3<6 3 3.8% 3 3.8%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Cameroon 7 8.8% LP +3 0 6<9 1 1.3% 1 1.3%18-25 8 3 11 13.8% Georgia 6 7.5% LP +4 0 9<12 5 6.3% 4 5.0%26-35 11 7 18 22.5% South Africa 6 7.5% LP +5+ 0 12<18 2 2.5% 1 1.3%36-45 11 10 21 26.3% Zimbabwe 6 7.5% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 10 12.5% 8 10.0%46-55 3 6 9 11.3% Other 46 57.5% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 9 11.3% 8 10.0%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 80 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 13 16.3% 12 15.0%66+ 1 1 2 2.5% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 6 7.5% 7 8.8%Total 41 39 80 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 9 11.3% 11 13.8%


Total 80 100.0% 80 100.0%0-4 9 4 13 8.9% LP +1 4 0<3 12 8.2% 7 4.8%5-12 4 8 12 8.2% Nigeria 36 24.7% LP +2 4 3<6 12 8.2% 7 4.8%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% DR Congo 11 7.5% LP +3 0 6<9 8 5.5% 6 4.1%18-25 16 31 47 32.2% Kenya 11 7.5% LP +4 2 9<12 7 4.8% 5 3.4%26-35 10 24 34 23.3% Iraq 10 6.8% LP +5+ 0 12<18 18 12.3% 11 7.5%36-45 8 18 26 17.8% Afghanistan 9 6.2% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 7 4.8% 3 2.1%46-55 2 11 13 8.9% Other 69 47.3% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 17 11.6% 15 10.3%56-65 1 0 1 0.7% Total 146 Married/Partner +2 4 36<48 3 2.1% 8 5.5%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 10 6.8% 12 8.2%Total 50 96 146 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 6 4.1% 8 5.5%


Total 146 100.0% 146 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Iran 5 17.9% LP +2 0 3<6 0 0.0% 0 0.0%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% DR Congo 4 14.3% LP +3 0 6<9 1 3.6% 0 0.0%18-25 0 5 5 17.9% Somalia 3 10.7% LP +4 0 9<12 2 7.1% 1 3.6%26-35 0 11 11 39.3% Algeria 2 7.1% LP +5+ 0 12<18 2 7.1% 0 0.0%36-45 0 8 8 28.6% Iraq 2 7.1% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 2 7.1% 1 3.6%46-55 0 4 4 14.3% Other 12 42.9% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 4 14.3% 0 0.0%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 28 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 2 7.1% 1 3.6%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 2 7.1% 3 10.7%Total 0 28 28 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 6 21.4% 8 28.6%


Total 28 100.0% 28 100.0%0-4 22 20 42 20.8% LP +1 14 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 26 17 43 21.3% Nigeria 64 31.7% LP +2 16 3<6 4 2.0% 4 2.0%13-17 1 0 1 0.5% DR Congo 16 7.9% LP +3 3 6<9 9 4.5% 4 2.0%18-25 16 2 18 8.9% Zimbabwe 12 5.9% LP +4 1 9<12 4 2.0% 3 1.5%26-35 35 12 47 23.3% Ghana 11 5.4% LP +5+ 0 12<18 23 11.4% 13 6.4%36-45 21 15 36 17.8% South Africa 9 4.5% Married/Partner +0 5 18<24 13 6.4% 12 5.9%46-55 4 5 9 4.5% Other 90 44.6% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 15 7.4% 10 5.0%56-65 4 2 6 3.0% Total 202 Married/Partner +2 8 36<48 24 11.9% 23 11.4%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 4 48<60 27 13.4% 28 13.9%Total 129 73 202 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 11 5.4% 18 8.9%


Total 202 100.0% 202 100.0%0-4 4 2 6 10.5% LP +1 2 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 8 7 15 26.3% Nigeria 12 21.1% LP +2 4 3<6 0 0.0% 0 0.0%13-17 4 3 7 12.3% Somalia 9 15.8% LP +3 1 6<9 0 0.0% 0 0.0%18-25 3 1 4 7.0% Serbia 7 12.3% LP +4 0 9<12 1 1.8% 1 1.8%26-35 4 2 6 10.5% Malawi 6 10.5% LP +5+ 0 12<18 0 0.0% 0 0.0%36-45 7 2 9 15.8% Sudan 5 8.8% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 0 0.0% 0 0.0%46-55 6 2 8 14.0% Other 18 31.6% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 4 7.0% 1 1.8%56-65 0 2 2 3.5% Total 57 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 6 10.5% 7 12.3%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 3 48<60 10 17.5% 11 19.3%Total 36 21 57 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 1 1.8% 1 1.8%


Total 57 100.0% 57 100.0%0-4 16 15 31 20.0% LP +1 21 0<3 12 7.7% 10 6.5%5-12 18 13 31 20.0% Nigeria 28 18.1% LP +2 6 3<6 14 9.0% 9 5.8%13-17 2 2 4 2.6% Zimbabwe 20 12.9% LP +3 1 6<9 0 0.0% 0 0.0%18-25 10 0 10 6.5% DR Congo 12 7.7% LP +4 2 9<12 0 0.0% 0 0.0%26-35 36 6 42 27.1% Pakistan 11 7.1% LP +5+ 0 12<18 8 5.2% 7 4.5%36-45 21 5 26 16.8% Albania 10 6.5% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 10 6.5% 11 7.1%46-55 6 4 10 6.5% Other 74 47.7% Married/Partner +1 4 24<36 9 5.8% 5 3.2%56-65 1 0 1 0.6% Total 155 Married/Partner +2 5 36<48 20 12.9% 20 12.9%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 4 48<60 20 12.9% 22 14.2%Total 110 45 155 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 11 7.1% 13 8.4%


Total 155 100.0% 155 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 10 8.5% 8 6.8%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Nigeria 14 12.0% LP +2 0 3<6 7 6.0% 4 3.4%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Afghanistan 13 11.1% LP +3 0 6<9 2 1.7% 1 0.9%18-25 0 27 27 23.1% Pakistan 12 10.3% LP +4 0 9<12 6 5.1% 5 4.3%26-35 0 55 55 47.0% Sudan 8 6.8% LP +5+ 0 12<18 4 3.4% 0 0.0%36-45 0 26 26 22.2% DR Congo 7 6.0% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 4 3.4% 1 0.9%46-55 0 8 8 6.8% Other 63 53.8% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 11 9.4% 6 5.1%56-65 0 1 1 0.9% Total 117 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 13 11.1% 13 11.1%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 18 15.4% 23 19.7%Total 0 117 117 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 21 17.9% 23 19.7%


Total 117 100.0% 117 100.0%

37%

Dublin (Cont'd)

63%

Watergate 57

M

F

M

The Towers

Staircase 28

M

96 66%

50

36%

34%

100%

0 0%

73

28

21

36

202

29%

71%

129 64%

F

F

Hatch Hall 146

M

F

Georgian Court 80

M

F

39 49%

41 51%

45

F 110

Great Western 117

M

Galway

Eglinton 155

M

117 100%

F 0 0%

Profile of RIA Residents by Centre At Year End 2014 (Cont'd)




children)

No. of Family Units

Duration Of Stay



Application %0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LP +2 0 3<6 0 0.0% 0 0.0%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LP +3 0 6<9 0 0.0% 0 0.0%18-25 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LP +4 0 9<12 0 0.0% 0 0.0%26-35 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% LP +5+ 0 12<18 0 0.0% 0 0.0%36-45 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 0 0.0% 0 0.0%46-55 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 0 0.0% 0 0.0%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 0 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 0 0.0% 0 0.0%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Total 0 0 0 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 0 0.0% 0 0.0%


Total 0 0.0% 0 0.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 12 14.8% 11 13.6%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Algeria 12 14.8% LP +2 0 3<6 13 16.0% 10 12.3%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Nigeria 11 13.6% LP +3 0 6<9 17 21.0% 13 16.0%18-25 0 15 15 18.5% Pakistan 8 9.9% LP +4 0 9<12 2 2.5% 2 2.5%26-35 0 42 42 51.9% Zimbabwe 5 6.2% LP +5+ 0 12<18 8 9.9% 7 8.6%36-45 0 24 24 29.6% Bangladesh 4 4.9% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 4 4.9% 3 3.7%46-55 0 0 0 0.0% Other 41 50.6% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 6 7.4% 6 7.4%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 81 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 2 2.5% 3 3.7%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 2 2.5% 5 6.2%Total 0 81 81 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 3 3.7% 5 6.2%


Total 81 100.0% 81 100.0%0-4 4 3 7 11.1% LP +1 8 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 9 14 23 36.5% Nigeria 25 39.7% LP +2 5 3<6 4 6.3% 4 6.3%13-17 1 1 2 3.2% Pakistan 6 9.5% LP +3 2 6<9 7 11.1% 6 9.5%18-25 1 0 1 1.6% Albania 5 7.9% LP +4 0 9<12 0 0.0% 0 0.0%26-35 11 2 13 20.6% South Africa 4 6.3% LP +5+ 0 12<18 5 7.9% 1 1.6%36-45 10 2 12 19.0% Zimbabwe 4 6.3% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 0 0.0% 1 1.6%46-55 3 1 4 6.3% Other 19 30.2% Married/Partner +1 2 24<36 5 7.9% 4 6.3%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 63 Married/Partner +2 1 36<48 8 12.7% 7 11.1%66+ 1 0 1 1.6% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 6 9.5% 6 9.5%Total 40 23 63 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 9 14.3% 12 19.0%


Total 63 100.0% 63 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 5 0<3 5 22.7% 5 22.7%5-12 2 0 2 9.1% Nigeria 6 27.3% LP +2 1 3<6 0 0.0% 0 0.0%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Russia 4 18.2% LP +3 1 6<9 0 0.0% 0 0.0%18-25 3 1 4 18.2% Afghanistan 3 13.6% LP +4 0 9<12 0 0.0% 0 0.0%26-35 4 2 6 27.3% Zimbabwe 3 13.6% LP +5+ 0 12<18 2 9.1% 2 9.1%36-45 8 2 10 45.5% DR Congo 2 9.1% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 1 4.5% 0 0.0%46-55 0 0 0 0.0% Other 4 18.2% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 6 27.3% 6 27.3%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 22 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 3 13.6% 3 13.6%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 1 4.5% 1 4.5%Total 17 5 22 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 0 0.0% 0 0.0%


Total 22 100.0% 22 100.0%0-4 6 5 11 13.6% LP +1 1 0<3 1 1.2% 0 0.0%5-12 3 4 7 8.6% DR Congo 14 17.3% LP +2 3 3<6 5 6.2% 5 6.2%13-17 1 0 1 1.2% Nigeria 13 16.0% LP +3 1 6<9 10 12.3% 9 11.1%18-25 7 4 11 13.6% Algeria 10 12.3% LP +4 2 9<12 2 2.5% 2 2.5%26-35 14 13 27 33.3% Malawi 8 9.9% LP +5+ 0 12<18 5 6.2% 4 4.9%36-45 9 8 17 21.0% Armenia 6 7.4% Married/Partner +0 3 18<24 3 3.7% 3 3.7%46-55 2 2 4 4.9% Other 30 37.0% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 12 14.8% 8 9.9%56-65 3 0 3 3.7% Total 81 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 11 13.6% 11 13.6%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 5 6.2% 8 9.9%Total 45 36 81 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 5 6.2% 8 9.9%


Total 81 100.0% 81 100.0%0-4 10 7 17 12.3% LP +1 20 0<3 1 0.7% 1 0.7%5-12 8 10 18 13.0% Nigeria 31 22.5% LP +2 3 3<6 3 2.2% 2 1.4%13-17 1 1 2 1.4% DR Congo 24 17.4% LP +3 1 6<9 1 0.7% 0 0.0%18-25 7 5 12 8.7% Uganda 11 8.0% LP +4 0 9<12 12 8.7% 10 7.2%26-35 29 17 46 33.3% Zimbabwe 11 8.0% LP +5+ 0 12<18 10 7.2% 7 5.1%36-45 21 12 33 23.9% Cameroon 10 7.2% Married/Partner +0 3 18<24 9 6.5% 4 2.9%46-55 5 4 9 6.5% Other 51 37.0% Married/Partner +1 5 24<36 14 10.1% 11 8.0%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 138 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 6 4.3% 5 3.6%66+ 1 0 1 0.7% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 10 7.2% 16 11.6%Total 82 56 138 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 19 13.8% 20 14.5%


Total 138 100.0% 138 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 9 8.7% 5 4.8%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Afghanistan 11 10.6% LP +2 0 3<6 8 7.7% 7 6.7%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Zimbabwe 11 10.6% LP +3 0 6<9 6 5.8% 6 5.8%18-25 1 13 14 13.5% Pakistan 10 9.6% LP +4 0 9<12 6 5.8% 6 5.8%26-35 3 40 43 41.3% Bangladesh 9 8.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 17 16.3% 10 9.6%36-45 3 30 33 31.7% DR Congo 7 6.7% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 5 4.8% 4 3.8%46-55 2 6 8 7.7% Other 56 53.8% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 15 14.4% 12 11.5%56-65 1 4 5 4.8% Total 104 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 9 8.7% 8 7.7%66+ 0 1 1 1.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 4 3.8% 7 6.7%Total 10 94 104 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 6 5.8% 11 10.6%


Total 104 100.0% 104 100.0%

Limerick

Atlas Tralee 81

41%

59%

77%

Laois The Montague

Hanratty's 104

M 94 90%

F 10 10%

138

M 56

F 82

63%

37%

45 56%

23%

36 44%

5

Atlas Killarney (Closed as part of programme of renovations in State-owned

centres)

0

M 0 0%

F 0 0%

0 0%

F 81 100%

F 17

Johnston Marina 63

M 40

F 23

Kerry

EyrePowell 81

M

F

Kildare

Park Lodge 22

M

M





children)

No. of Family Units

Duration Of Stay



Application %0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 7 16.3% 6 14.0%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Pakistan 11 25.6% LP +2 0 3<6 2 4.7% 1 2.3%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Afghanistan 5 11.6% LP +3 0 6<9 4 9.3% 0 0.0%18-25 0 5 5 11.6% Algeria 4 9.3% LP +4 0 9<12 9 20.9% 0 0.0%26-35 0 20 20 46.5% DR Congo 4 9.3% LP +5+ 0 12<18 4 9.3% 2 4.7%36-45 0 13 13 30.2% Nigeria 3 7.0% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 6 14.0% 2 4.7%46-55 0 5 5 11.6% Other 16 37.2% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 3 7.0% 2 4.7%56-65 0 . 0 0.0% Total 43 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 1 2.3% 4 9.3%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 1 2.3% 3 7.0%Total 0 43 43 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 2 4.7% 6 14.0%


Total 43 100.0% 43 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 1 1.1% 0 0.0%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Afghanistan 18 20.5% LP +2 0 3<6 5 5.7% 5 5.7%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Sudan 8 9.1% LP +3 0 6<9 5 5.7% 2 2.3%18-25 0 5 9 10.2% DR Congo 6 6.8% LP +4 0 9<12 7 8.0% 6 6.8%26-35 0 34 46 52.3% Zimbabwe 6 6.8% LP +5+ 0 12<18 9 10.2% 4 4.5%36-45 0 24 29 33.0% Algeria 5 5.7% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 13 14.8% 9 10.2%46-55 0 6 3 3.4% Other 45 51.1% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 9 10.2% 3 3.4%56-65 0 1 1 1.1% Total 88 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 6 6.8% 6 6.8%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 5 5.7% 12 13.6%Total 0 70 88 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 5 5.7% 11 12.5%


Total 88 100.0% 88 100.0%0-4 2 1 3 8.3% LP +1 1 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 3 5 8 22.2% Malaysia 8 22.2% LP +2 0 3<6 0 0.0% 0 0.0%13-17 1 4 5 13.9% Nigeria 7 19.4% LP +3 0 6<9 0 0.0% 0 0.0%18-25 2 3 5 13.9% DR Congo 6 16.7% LP +4 0 9<12 0 0.0% 0 0.0%26-35 2 0 2 5.6% South Africa 6 16.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 3 8.3% 1 2.8%36-45 4 2 6 16.7% Georgia 4 11.1% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 1 2.8% 1 2.8%46-55 3 3 6 16.7% Other 5 13.9% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 2 5.6% 1 2.8%56-65 0 1 1 2.8% Total 36 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 0 0.0% 1 2.8%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 2 48<60 4 11.1% 4 11.1%Total 17 19 36 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 1 2.8% 1 2.8%


Total 36 100.0% 36 100.0%0-4 13 18 31 13.8% LP +1 13 0<3 1 0.4% 0 0.0%5-12 34 38 72 32.0% Nigeria 62 27.6% LP +2 11 3<6 40 17.8% 41 18.2%13-17 8 4 12 5.3% Zimbabwe 23 10.2% LP +3 10 6<9 14 6.2% 15 6.7%18-25 5 7 12 5.3% Pakistan 17 7.6% LP +4 2 9<12 8 3.6% 8 3.6%26-35 27 14 41 18.2% South Africa 15 6.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 1 0.4% 0 0.0%36-45 28 11 39 17.3% DR Congo 11 4.9% Married/Partner +0 4 18<24 3 1.3% 2 0.9%46-55 5 8 13 5.8% Other 97 43.1% Married/Partner +1 2 24<36 18 8.0% 13 5.8%56-65 2 1 3 1.3% Total 225 Married/Partner +2 2 36<48 17 7.6% 16 7.1%66+ 2 0 2 0.9% Married/Partner +3 3 48<60 15 6.7% 19 8.4%Total 124 101 225 Married/Partner +4 8 60<72 23 10.2% 25 11.1%


Total 225 100.0% 225 100.0%0-4 38 48 86 14.8% LP +1 22 0<3 2 0.3% 1 0.2%5-12 111 110 221 38.0% Nigeria 230 39.5% LP +2 18 3<6 4 0.7% 4 0.7%13-17 24 19 43 7.4% Pakistan 63 10.8% LP +3 19 6<9 2 0.3% 3 0.5%18-25 13 15 28 4.8% DR Congo 48 8.2% LP +4 12 9<12 5 0.9% 5 0.9%26-35 51 10 61 10.5% Ghana 28 4.8% LP +5+ 8 12<18 14 2.4% 17 2.9%36-45 76 40 116 19.9% Zimbabwe 27 4.6% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 16 2.7% 14 2.4%46-55 8 15 23 4.0% Other 186 32.0% Married/Partner +1 7 24<36 64 11.0% 55 9.5%56-65 2 0 2 0.3% Total 582 Married/Partner +2 14 36<48 55 9.5% 54 9.3%66+ 1 1 2 0.3% Married/Partner +3 14 48<60 66 11.3% 72 12.4%Total 324 258 582 Married/Partner +4 18 60<72 68 11.7% 66 11.3%


Total 582 100.0% 582 100.0%0-4 20 9 29 19.0% LP +1 8 0<3 7 4.6% 2 1.3%5-12 24 11 35 22.9% Nigeria 50 32.7% LP +2 7 3<6 13 8.5% 9 5.9%13-17 3 1 4 2.6% Pakistan 26 17.0% LP +3 7 6<9 3 2.0% 1 0.7%18-25 3 3 6 3.9% Zimbabwe 15 9.8% LP +4 1 9<12 6 3.9% 5 3.3%26-35 23 20 43 28.1% DR Congo 11 7.2% LP +5+ 0 12<18 15 9.8% 10 6.5%36-45 15 9 24 15.7% Iraq 7 4.6% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 17 11.1% 16 10.5%46-55 4 4 8 5.2% Other 44 28.8% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 9 5.9% 8 5.2%56-65 2 2 4 2.6% Total 153 Married/Partner +2 3 36<48 17 11.1% 18 11.8%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 5 48<60 16 10.5% 20 13.1%Total 94 59 153 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 12 7.8% 17 11.1%


Total 153 100.0% 153 100.0%0-4 2 6 8 4.3% LP +1 7 0<3 11 6.0% 8 4.3%5-12 12 13 25 13.6% Nigeria 38 20.7% LP +2 5 3<6 10 5.4% 10 5.4%13-17 1 1 2 1.1% DR Congo 22 12.0% LP +3 0 6<9 6 3.3% 6 3.3%18-25 10 19 29 15.8% Albania 13 7.1% LP +4 0 9<12 22 12.0% 21 11.4%26-35 24 43 67 36.4% Zimbabwe 13 7.1% LP +5+ 0 12<18 16 8.7% 14 7.6%36-45 16 21 37 20.1% Cameroon 11 6.0% Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 12 6.5% 9 4.9%46-55 6 8 14 7.6% Other 87 47.3% Married/Partner +1 2 24<36 21 11.4% 14 7.6%56-65 2 0 2 1.1% Total 184 Married/Partner +2 4 36<48 21 11.4% 24 13.0%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 1 48<60 18 9.8% 20 10.9%Total 73 111 184 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 21 11.4% 23 12.5%


Total 184 100.0% 184 100.0%

Sligo

Limerick (Cont'd)

Meath

Monaghan

Louth

F 73 40%

M 111 60%

94 61%

258

47%

M 59 39%

19 53%

43

M 100%

F 0 0%

88

M

582

St. Patrick's 153

F

Carroll Village 36

M

F

225

M

F

Mosney

F

Globe House 184

M

F

Mayo Old Convent

Westbourne

Mount Trenchard

88 100%

0 0%

43

45%

44%

56%

17

124 55%

324

101





children)

No. of Family Units

Duration Of Stay



Application %0-4 5 4 9 11.8% LP +1 4 0<3 3 3.9% 3 3.9%5-12 8 13 21 27.6% Nigeria 19 25.0% LP +2 6 3<6 6 7.9% 6 7.9%13-17 0 3 3 3.9% Albania 10 13.2% LP +3 2 6<9 1 1.3% 1 1.3%18-25 3 3 6 7.9% Pakistan 10 13.2% LP +4 0 9<12 7 9.2% 7 9.2%26-35 17 4 21 27.6% DR Congo 7 9.2% LP +5+ 1 12<18 10 13.2% 10 13.2%36-45 9 3 12 15.8% Eritrea 7 9.2% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 8 10.5% 8 10.5%46-55 2 1 3 3.9% Other 23 30.3% Married/Partner +1 4 24<36 15 19.7% 8 10.5%56-65 1 0 1 1.3% Total 76 Married/Partner +2 3 36<48 3 3.9% 3 3.9%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 2 2.6% 3 3.9%Total 45 31 76 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 13 17.1% 13 17.1%


Total 76 100.0% 76 100.0%0-4 4 2 6 12.8% LP +1 7 0<3 7 14.9% 7 14.9%5-12 3 4 7 14.9% DR Congo 10 21.3% LP +2 2 3<6 2 4.3% 2 4.3%13-17 5 1 6 12.8% Zimbabwe 9 19.1% LP +3 0 6<9 5 10.6% 1 2.1%18-25 4 1 5 10.6% Nigeria 6 12.8% LP +4 1 9<12 0 0.0% 0 0.0%26-35 5 6 11 23.4% Cameroon 4 8.5% LP +5+ 0 12<18 5 10.6% 5 10.6%36-45 4 5 9 19.1% Pakistan 4 8.5% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 4 8.5% 4 8.5%46-55 0 2 2 4.3% Other 14 29.8% Married/Partner +1 1 24<36 5 10.6% 3 6.4%56-65 1 0 1 2.1% Total 47 Married/Partner +2 1 36<48 3 6.4% 4 8.5%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 4 8.5% 6 12.8%Total 26 21 47 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 8 17.0% 9 19.1%


Total 47 100.0% 47 100.0%0-4 3 11 14 13.9% LP +1 7 0<3 3 3.0% 2 2.0%5-12 12 8 20 19.8% Nigeria 29 28.7% LP +2 2 3<6 8 7.9% 4 4.0%13-17 3 1 4 4.0% Zimbabwe 17 16.8% LP +3 3 6<9 1 1.0% 0 0.0%18-25 5 6 11 10.9% DR Congo 13 12.9% LP +4 0 9<12 5 5.0% 4 4.0%26-35 13 9 22 21.8% Other 42 41.6% LP +5+ 0 12<18 4 4.0% 1 1.0%36-45 11 13 24 23.8% Total 101 Married/Partner +0 1 18<24 8 7.9% 6 5.9%46-55 3 2 5 5.0% Married/Partner +1 3 24<36 15 14.9% 16 15.8%56-65 0 1 1 1.0% Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 6 5.9% 8 7.9%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 2 48<60 14 13.9% 15 14.9%Total 50 51 101 Married/Partner +4 2 60<72 12 11.9% 15 14.9%


Total 101 100.0% 101 100.0%0-4 4 2 6 10.9% LP +1 0 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 7 10 17 30.9% Nigeria 28 50.9% LP +2 1 3<6 8 14.5% 8 14.5%13-17 2 0 2 3.6% Zimbabwe 5 9.1% LP +3 4 6<9 3 5.5% 2 3.6%18-25 1 3 4 7.3% DR Congo 4 7.3% LP +4 0 9<12 2 3.6% 1 1.8%26-35 10 5 15 27.3% Mauritius 4 7.3% LP +5+ 0 12<18 4 7.3% 4 7.3%36-45 5 4 9 16.4% Albania 3 5.5% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 4 7.3% 1 1.8%46-55 1 1 2 3.6% Other 11 20.0% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 5 9.1% 5 9.1%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 55 Married/Partner +2 4 36<48 4 7.3% 5 9.1%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 3 5.5% 3 5.5%Total 30 25 55 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 1 1.8% 1 1.8%


Total 55 100.0% 55 100.0%0-4 0 0 0 0.0% LP +1 0 0<3 11 13.6% 9 11.1%5-12 0 0 0 0.0% Cameroon 11 13.6% LP +2 0 3<6 10 12.3% 9 11.1%13-17 0 0 0 0.0% Zimbabwe 7 8.6% LP +3 0 6<9 4 4.9% 0 0.0%18-25 0 10 10 12.3% DR Congo 7 8.6% LP +4 0 9<12 8 9.9% 3 3.7%26-35 0 38 38 46.9% Afghanistan 6 7.4% LP +5+ 0 12<18 6 7.4% 1 1.2%36-45 0 27 27 33.3% Sudan 5 6.2% Married/Partner +0 0 18<24 9 11.1% 9 11.1%46-55 0 6 6 7.4% Other 45 55.6% Married/Partner +1 0 24<36 7 8.6% 6 7.4%56-65 0 0 0 0.0% Total 81 Married/Partner +2 0 36<48 4 4.9% 4 4.9%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 0 48<60 2 2.5% 4 4.9%Total 0 81 81 Married/Partner +4 0 60<72 4 4.9% 8 9.9%


Total 81 100.0% 81 100.0%0-4 14 15 29 14.9% LP +1 8 0<3 0 0.0% 0 0.0%5-12 24 43 67 34.4% Nigeria 57 29.2% LP +2 15 3<6 8 4.1% 5 2.6%13-17 4 7 11 5.6% Pakistan 35 17.9% LP +3 7 6<9 9 4.6% 9 4.6%18-25 9 5 14 7.2% Zimbabwe 20 10.3% LP +4 4 9<12 12 6.2% 12 6.2%26-35 27 6 33 16.9% Ghana 19 9.7% LP +5+ 0 12<18 3 1.5% 5 2.6%36-45 19 7 26 13.3% Israel 7 3.6% Married/Partner +0 3 18<24 8 4.1% 4 2.1%46-55 6 8 14 7.2% Other 57 29.2% Married/Partner +1 4 24<36 11 5.6% 12 6.2%56-65 0 1 1 0.5% Total 195 Married/Partner +2 8 36<48 16 8.2% 14 7.2%66+ 0 0 0 0.0% Married/Partner +3 6 48<60 28 14.4% 29 14.9%Total 103 92 195 Married/Partner +4 1 60<72 19 9.7% 23 11.8%


Total 195 100.0% 195 100.0%

'LP' refers to 'Lone Parent.The figures above are taken from the AISIP database.

Westmeath

Tipperary South

Waterford

47%

F 103 53%

Athlone 195

M 92

Birchwood 101

M

F

Viking House 81

M

F

81 100%

0 0%

55%

Ocean View 55

M

F

51 50%

30 55%

50

F 45 59%

Atlantic House 47

M 21 45%

F 26

Bridgewater 76

M 31 41%

50%

25 45%



Family TypeFamily Size LP +1 LP +2 LP +3 LP +4 LP +5+ M/P +0 M/P +1 M/P +2 M/P +3 M/P +4 M/P +5+ Female MaleNo. of Units 249 147 79 30 9 36 53 88 54 35 12No. of Persons in Family Units* 498 441 316 150 54 72 159 352 270 210 84Totals

414 12461660Total Persons in Family Units* 2606

Lone Parent Families Married/Partner Families

792Total Family Units

Single

1459 1147414 1246

Number of Family Groups in RIA Accommodation24

9

498

441

316

0 59

352

270

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550

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Family Groups in RIA Accommodation End December 2014

No. of Family Units

N f

* As a small number of families in the 'LP+5+' &'M/P +5+' group may have more than 5 children, these figures represent the least possible number of people in family groups in RIA accommodation

147

79

30

9

36

53

88

54

35

12

150

54

72

15

840

50

100

150

LP +

1

LP +

2

LP +

3

LP +

4

LP +

5+

M/P

+0

M/P

+1

M/P

+2

M/P

+3

M/P

+4

M/P

+5+

Family Type & Size

No. of Persons in Family Units*

1459, 34%

1147, 27%

1246, 29%

414, 10%Family & Single Persons Breakdown

Lone Parent Families*

Married/Partner Families

Single Male

Single Female

Breakdown of Family Groupings


6478

6785

7254

8080

7776

6460

5641

5042

4892

4868

4872

4920

5294 54

89 5711 5830

6107 63

00

6366 66

25 6720 6850

6859

6887

6880 7002

7029

6971

6879

6815

6650

6494

6358

6360

6352

6354

6249

6107

5975

5888

5752

5674

5467

5423

5293

5179

5071

4989

4914

4841

4826

4707

4571

4483

4342

4360

4332

4287

4324

4337

4310

4364

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RIA Accommodation - Occupancy to End December 2014

1) The above figures represent a 'snapshot' of data on the evening of last Sunday of each month. Occupancy figures can vary throughout the year because of the interaction of residents leaving (either through normal means or because of special schemes such as the Irish Born Child 2005 Scheme), residents arriving, temporary closures, medical restrictions on arrivals arising from outbreaks of chickenpox, etc.2) It is desired that RIA maintain a 10% “cushion” between maximum capacity and actual occupancy, as a contingency to cope with unexpected spikes in numbers of asylum seekers coming in to the accommodation system, to allow for temporary or permanent closures of individual centres, and to help RIA to react to medical emergencies causing restrictions to some of our capacity.

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63.1 66

.272.9 75.280.3 82.3 84.0

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RIA Accommodation - Occupancy as % of Capacity to End December 2014

Occupancy & Capacity in RIA Accommodation to Year End 2014


663

508

3

414

670

9

1246

400

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Accommodation Status of RIA Residents

FemaleMale

The figures above are taken from the AISIP database. At the end of the above month there were 4,275 persons “live on system”.79 residents had not yet had their status recorded. *An 'Unregistered Child' refers to a child living in RIA Accommodation, in respect of whom his/her partents have yet to make an application for asylum for them.

Notwithstanding the status declared by an applicant for asylum, the figures above reflect the effective accommodation status of a resident while in RIA Accommodation. For example, while a resident may be married to a person who remains in their country of origin, his/her status for purely accommodation reasons will be 'Single'.

27

67

198

269

78 600

200

Child Lone Parent Married Single Unregistered Child*

Status Not Yet Recorded

End December 2014

Status of RIA Residents at Year End 2014


COUNTY LOCATION ADDRESS

CURRENT CONTRACTED

CAPACITYCURRENT

OCCUPANCYCURRENT

VACANCIES

UNAVAILABLE DUE TO ILLNESS

OTHER UNAVAILABLE

RESIDENT TYPE ACC. TYPE

1 Clare Knockalisheen* Meelick 250 207 43 0 F/S SYS2 Ashbourne Hse** Glounthaune 95 84 0 11 0 F/SM HOT3 Kinsale Road* Cork City 275 236 19 20 F/S SYS4 Glenvera Wellington Road 107 99 6 2 C/S HOT5 Millstreet Millstreet 200 191 9 0 F/SF FC/NH6 Clonakilty Lodge Clonakilty, Co. Cork 108 85 8 15 F/C/S GT7 The Towers The Ninth Lock, Clondalkin, D.22 225 204 21 0 C/F/SF HOT8 Georgian Court 77-79 Lower Gardiner St. Dublin 2 110 75 25 10 C/S/F GT9 Staircase 21 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 33 28 5 0 SM HOS

10 Hatch Hall 28 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 1 175 127 48 0 C/S/F HOS11 Eglinton The Proms, Salthill 200 166 34 0 F/SF HOT12 Great Western House Eyre Square 132 128 4 0 SM HOS13 Atlas House (Killarney)# Killarney 0 0 0 0 F/S HOT14 Atlas House (Tralee) Tralee 90 85 5 0 SM HOS15 Johnston Marina Tralee 90 62 28 0 F HOT16 Park Lodge Killarney 55 32 15 8 SM HOT17 Kildare Eyrepowell Newbridge 90 79 9 2 F/S HOT18 Laois Montague Emo, Portlaoise 165 158 7 0 C/F/S HOT19 Hanratty's Glentworth Street, Limerick 112 108 4 0 S HOS20 Westbourne Dock Road 90 85 5 0 SM HOS21 Mount Trenchard Foynes, Co. Limerick 55 46 9 0 SM FC/NH22 Mayo The Old Convent Ballyhaunis 267 218 27 22 F/C/SM FC/NH23 Meath Mosney Mosney 600 636 0 0 F/C/SF HC24 Monaghan St. Patricks Monaghan 200 158 27 15 F/SM FC/NH25 Sligo Globe House Chapel Hill 226 187 16 23 F/C/S HOS26 Tipp. South Bridgewater House Carrick-On-Suir 95 71 24 0 F/C/SM FC/NH27 Atlantic House Tramore, Co. Waterford 65 52 13 0 F/S GT28 Ocean View Tramore, Co. Waterford 60 55 5 0 F/S GT29 Birchwood Ballytruckle Road 115 108 7 0 F/S FC/NH30 Viking House Coffee House Lane 85 84 1 0 SM HOS31 Westmeath Athlone Athlone 300 192 108 0 F MOB

4670 4046 532 11 11786.64% 11.39% 0.24% 2.51%

CURRENT CONTRACTED CURRENT CURRENT

UNAVAILABLE RESIDENT

RIA Accommodation as at End December 2014ACCOMMODATION CENTRES

Cork

Dublin

Galway

Kerry

Limerick

Waterford

SELF CATERING CENTRES

COUNTY LOCATION ADDRESSCONTRACTED

CAPACITYCURRENT

OCCUPANCYCURRENT

VACANCIESDUE TO ILLNESS

OTHER UNAVAILABLE


32 Dublin Watergate House 11-14 Usher's Quay, Dublin 8 68 56 0 12 S/F APT33 Louth Carroll Village*** Dundalk 36 36 0 0 F/SM APT

104 92 0 0 1288.46% 0.00% 0.00% 11.54%

COUNTY LOCATION ADDRESS

CURRENT CONTRACTED

CAPACITYCURRENT

OCCUPANCYCURRENT

VACANCIES


OTHER UNAVAILABLE


34 Dublin Balseskin St. Margarets, Finglas, Dublin 11 310 226 69 0 15 S/C/F REC310 226 69 0 15

72.90% 22.26% 0.00% 4.84%CURRENT

CONTRACTED CAPACITY

CURRENTOCCUPANCY

CURRENTVACANCIES


OTHER UNAVAILABLE

5084 4364 601 11 14485.84% 11.82% 0.22% 2.83%

COUNTIES16

* Accommodation Centres that have Emergency Accommodation spaces for Immigration / Health Board (20 Knockalisheen / 10 Kinsale Road)** Unavailable beds due to Chicken Pox Cases/Other Illness***Carroll Village has a contracted capacity of 24 persons, based in self catering units in an apartment complex. Any spaces/apartments required over the contracted capacity are invoiced seperately.

# State-owned, closed temporarily for renovationS Singles; C Couples; F Families; SM Single Males; SF Single Females

GT: Guest House, HOS: Hostel, SYS: System Built, HOT: Hotel, MOB: Mobile Home Site, HC: Holiday Centre, FC/NH: Former College / Nursing Home, APT: Self Catering Apartment, REC: Reception Centre

1) The above figures represent a 'snapshot' of each centre on the evening of the date indicated. While capacity figures remain constant, occupancy figures can vary throughout the year because of the interaction of residents leaving (either through normal means or because of special schemes such as the Irish Born Child 2005 Scheme),residents arriving, temporary closures, medical restrictions on arrivals arising from cases of chickenpox, and so on. 2) For contingency reasons, RIA maintain a high reserve capacity in some Dublin centres, which act as 'overnight' centres to cater for asylum seekers attending ORAC interviews, medical appointments etc., and otherwise give a capability to react to unforseen circumstances and spikes in numbers of asylum seekers coming in to the accommodation system.

RECEPTION CENTRE

Totals

CENTRE OVERVIEWCENTRES OCCUPANCY CAPACITY %

34 4364 5084 85.8%

Profile of RIA Accommodation at Year End 2014


1052, 24.6%

358, 8.4%

355, 8.3%

302, 7.1%

161, 3.8%143, 3.3%

133, 3.1%

1401, 32.8%

Nationality Breakdown of RIA Residents (End December 2014)

Nigeria

DR Congo

Pakistan

Zimbabwe

South Africa

Malawi

Algeria

Afghanistan

Albania

Cameroon

Other

Total: 4,275

'Other' is comprised of 81 other nationalities (each of which is represented by less than 119 persons in RIA accommodation).

These figures are taken from the AISIP database

3111, 72.8%878, 20.5%

226, 5.3% 60, 1.4%

Breakdown by Continent of RIA Residents (End December 2014)

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Total: 4,275

Top Ten Nationalities in RIA Accommodation at Year End 2014


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Property Type No. of such

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Capacity

System Built Private 1 Pre-fabricated structures, privately owned and run on contract to RIA i.e. Balseskin Reception Centre 310

System Built State Owned 2 Pre-fabricated structures owned by the State but run by private firm on contract to RIA i.e. Kinsale Road, Cork and Knockalisheen, Co. Clare

525

Mobile Homes State Owned 1 Mobile homes on state owned site in Athlone run by private firm on contract to RIA 300

Hostel / Hotel - Private 24 Privately owned hostels / hotels and run by private firms on contract to RIA 3,610

Hostel / Hotel - State owned 4 Hostels / hotels purchased by State and run by private firms on contract to RIA 325

Self Catering 2 Privately owned apartments on contract to RIA: the residents are entirely self catering. Used for extreme cases, such as medical etc.

104

Total Properties 34 Total Contracted Capacity Year End 2014 5,174

ASYLUM SEEKER ACCOMMODATION CENTRES OPENED IN 2014 (N/A in 2014)

County Centre Opened

ASYLUM SEEKER ACCOMMODATION CENTRES CLOSED IN 2014 (N/A in 2014)

County Centre Closed

RIA Accommodation By Type at Year End, Centres Opened & Closed During 2014


Commercial DP SC State-owned Total

% % % %

Kinsale Rd [State-owned] 275

Knockalisheen [State-owned] 250

Athlone [State-owned] 300

2 Mosney Irish Holidays plc Mosney, Mosney 600 600 15.3 11.6

Balseskin, St. Margarets, Co. Dublin 310

Hatch Hall, 28A Lower Hatch St. Dublin 2 175

Carroll Village, Dundalk [SC] 36 34.6

The Towers, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 225

Georgian Court, Dublin 1 110

The Montague, Emo, Co. Laois 165

Old Convent, Abbey Street, Ballyhaunis 267

Globe House, Chapel Hill, Sligo 226

Ashbourne Hse, Glounthane 95

Glenvera, Wellington Road, Cork 107

Birchwood, Ballytruckle Road, Waterford 115

Mount Trenchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick 55

Clonakilty Lodge, Clonakilty, Co. Cork 108

Millstreet 200

Bridgewater House, Carrick-on-Suir 95

Viking House, Waterford 85

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Viking House, Waterford 85

Johnson Marina [State-owned] 90

Atlas Tralee [State-owned] 90

Atlas Killarney [State Owned] 90

Park Lodge [State-owned] 55

Staircase, 21 Aungier Street, D.2 33

St Patricks, Monaghan 200

10 Maplestar Ltd Eglinton, Salthill, Galway 200 200 5.1 3.9

11 Shaun Hennelly Great Western House, Galway 132 132 3.4 2.6

12 Hi-Tech Dry Cleaners Ltd Hanratty's, Glentworth Street, Limerick 112 112 2.9 2.2

13 Westbourne Holiday Hostel Ltd Westbourne, Dock Rd., Limerick 90 90 2.3 1.7

14 Peachport Ltd Eyre Powell, Newbridge 90 90 2.3 1.7

15 P. Monaghan + F. McDonnell Watergate House, Dublin 8 [SC] 68 68 65.4 1.3

16 Atlantic Blue Limited Atlantic House, Tramore 65 65 1.7 1.3

17 Ocean View Accommodation Ltd Ocean View, Tramore 60 60 1.5 1.2

[34 Centres] TOTALS 5,174 3,920 104 1,150 100

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

325Onsite Facilities Management (OFM)8 6.328.3

9 Tattonward Ltd / Mo Bhaile Ltd 233 5.9 4.5

Centres by Contractor at Year End 2014


Breakdown of Reception and Accommodation Centres

At the end of December 2014, the RIA accommodation portfolio was comprised of a total of 34 centres throughout 16 counties, with a contracted capacity of 5,084. These centres were:

1 Reception Centre, located in Dublin. 31 Accommodation Centres.

2 Self Catering Centres, located in Dublin and Co. Louth.

Of those centres in the RIA portfolio, only three were built ("system built") for the express purpose of accommodating asylum seekers. The majority of the portfolio comprises buildings which had a different initial purpose i.e. former hotels, guesthouses (B&B), hostels, former convents / nursing Homes, a holiday camp and a mobile home site.

The mobile home site is located in Athlone and the "system built" centres are:

-Knockalisheen, Co. Clare (State-owned); Kinsale Road, Cork City (State-owned); Balseskin, Co Dublin;

The seven state-owned centres are:

-Knockalisheen, Co. Clare; -Kinsale Road, Cork City; -Atlas House, Killarney; -Atlas House, Tralee; -Johnston Marina, Tralee; -Park Lodge , Killarney; -Athlone.

Centre Dispersal & Breakdown at Year End 2014


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Capacity/Occupancy by County at Year End 2014


HSE COUNTY POPULATION CONTRACTED CURRENT CAPACITY AS OCCUPANCY ASAREA 2011 Census CAPACITY OCCUPANCY % OF POP. % OF POP.

HSE East Coast Area 1,617,006 1,011 795 0.06% 0.05%HSE South Western Area Dublin 1,270,603 921 716 0.07% 0.06%HSE Northern Area Kildare 209,955 90 79 0.04% 0.04%

Wicklow 136,448 0 0 0.00% 0.00%HSE Midland Area 282,195 465 350 0.16% 0.12%

Laois 80,458 165 158 0.21% 0.20%Longford 38,970 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Offaly 76,806 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Westmeath 85,961 300 192 0.35% 0.22%

HSE Mid Western Area 378,410 507 446 0.13% 0.12%Clare 116,885 250 207 0.21% 0.18%Limerick 191,306 257 239 0.13% 0.12%Tipperary N 70,219 0 0 0.00% 0.00%

HSE North Eastern Area 440,211 836 830 0.19% 0.19%Cavan 72,874 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Louth 122,808 36 36 0.03% 0.03%Meath 184,034 600 636 0.33% 0.35%Monaghan 60,495 200 158 0.33% 0.26%

HSE North Western Area 257,975 226 187 0.09% 0.07%Donegal 160,927 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Leitrim 31,778 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Sligo 65,270 226 187 0.35% 0.29%

HSE South Eastern Area 497,305 420 370 0.08% 0.07%Carlow 54,532 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Kilkenny 95 360 0 0 0 00% 0 00%

RIA RESIDENTS AS % OF POPULATION (COUNTY & HSE AREA) END DECEMBER 2014

Kilkenny 95,360 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Tipperary S 88,433 95 71 0.11% 0.08%Waterford 113,707 325 299 0.29% 0.26%Wexford 145,273 0 0 0.00% 0.00%

HSE Southern Area 663,176 1,020 874 0.15% 0.13%Cork 518,128 785 695 0.15% 0.13%Kerry 145,048 235 179 0.16% 0.12%

HSE Western Area 444,991 599 512 0.13% 0.12%Galway 250,541 332 294 0.13% 0.12%Mayo 130,552 267 218 0.20% 0.17%Roscommon 63,898 0 0 0.00% 0.00%

TOTAL POPULATION 4,581,269 5,084 4,364 0.11% 0.10%

Capacity/Occupancy by HSE Area at Year End 2014


Date Male Female Parent Child

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Couple(s), No

Children TotalJanuary 28 18 5 11 10 9 4 85February 44 4 3 3 0 3 4 61

March 50 13 7 14 4 2 2 92April 41 8 4 6 4 5 0 68May 46 8 7 13 4 2 2 82June 37 13 4 5 2 3 4 68July 51 21 5 10 4 4 2 97

August 53 19 7 13 6 6 2 106September 63 19 4 9 0 2 0 97

October 71 25 1 1 2 1 0 101November 96 13 5 9 6 5 0 134December 105 11 2 6 14 10 2 150

Total 685 172 54 100 56 52 22 1141% of Total 60.04% 15.07% 4.73% 8.76% 4.91% 4.56% 1.93% 100%

Profile of RIA Applicants' Status Arriving at Mount Street in 2014Single Lone Parent Family Other Family

Profile of New RIA Applicants' Status Arriving at Mount

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Profile of New Residents in RIA Accommodation 2013


Clause / Section in Standard Contract Brief Description

1.4 Liaise with HSE on behalf of residents2.2 Implement RIA Rules and Procedures2.3 Implement a Child Protection Policy3.1 Retain the centre solely for RIA’s use3.3 Conduct no other business at the centre3.4 Provide and replace furniture3.5 Provide heating3.6 Undertake internal and external maintenance3.8 Provide entertainment / leisure facilities free of charge (FOC)

3.11 Implement a procedure to allow visitors3.12 Provide secure facility for storage

4.1 Provide and replace towels4.2 Provide and replace toiletries4.3 Provide and replace bed linen4.4 Provide a laundry service FOC4.5 Provide adequate hot water4.7 Provide adequate cleaning equipment5.1 Provide full board catering5.3 Provide for any ethnic and prescribed dietary needs of residents5.4 Provide a 28 day menu cycle

5.7 & 5.9 Provide snacks and meals out of hours5.10 Provide packed lunches for school children5.11 Implement HACCP procedures

6.1Provide an appropriate number of staff with a 7 day management presence between 8am and 8pm

6.3 Provide for holiday staffing relief

6.4Ensure that staff are of good character including a requirement to have staff Garda vetted

6.5 Employ a qualified chef6.6 Ensure staff are lawfully entitled to work in the State7.1 Provide security and supervision on a 24 hour basis

9 Comply with all statutes and regulations9.4 Protect the identity of asylum seekers

10Comply with all fire regulations plus provide to the OPW, on an annual basis, independent, third party fire certification

12.1 Ensure adequate public liability insurance cover

The contract with proprietors is lengthy and detailed. The above table highlights the more important aspects.

Contractual Obligations on Accommodation Providers


Expenditure Breakdown during 2014

Type Explanation Spend Commercial 25 Centres commercially

owned €43.684m

State Owned 7 centres owned by the State

€6.901m

Self Catering 2 non direct provision commercially owned centres

€.486m

Pre School Payments for wages, consumables etc. in 2 pre schools

€0.101m

Additional costs (including Gas, Electricity, Oil, Phone, Water, Waste,

Sewerage, OPW, etc.)

Direct spending by RIA on additional costs in State owned centres

€1.972m

Transport* Direct spending by RIA on transport of asylum seekers on dispersals around country.

€0.046m

Miscellaneous Payments for nappies and miscellaneous costs.

€0.027m

Total €53.217m Notes: *This represents direct spending by RIA on costs in relation to transport to reception centres and, onwards on dispersal, to accommodation centres. Individual centres also provide transport (e.g. into local town or city) for resident asylum seekers but this cost is subsumed into the overall contract price.

Expenditure Breakdown By Type During 2014


RIA's Role in Relation to the Accommodation of Victims of Human Trafficking Coordination of the State’s response to the issue of human trafficking is dealt with by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Department of Justice and Equality. In June, 2009, the National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Trafficking was published which details the State's overall response in this area. Details of this, and other anti-human trafficking measures can be found at dedicated website, www.blueblindfold.gov.ie. A second National Action Plan has been developed and distributed to relevant anti-human trafficking stakeholders for their observations as part of a process of consultation. A final draft of the National Action Plan will be published following the completion of this process. RIA plays a small but important role in this response. Our key function is in relation to persons deemed by An Garda Síochána to be potential or suspected victims of trafficking. Such persons are referred by An Garda Síochána to RIA and we provide them with accommodation in one of our accommodation centres. 2014 update During 2014, 46 suspected victims were to reported or detected by An Garda Síochána. Of these 6 were asylum seekers. An up to date detailed breakdown of the alleged victims encountered in 2014 will be available in the Annual Report of Trafficking in Human Beings in Ireland which will be published later this year.

RIA & Victims of Human Trafficking


Unlike the situation in some other EU countries, the education of children resident in RIA accommodation is mainstreamed i.e. children of asylum seekers may access free Primary and Post-Primary education and school transport in the same manner as the general population. Education in Ireland is compulsory from age 6 to 16 or until students have completed three years of second level (post-primary) education, whichever is the later date, under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000. RIA is a multi agency organisation and has seconded to it an official from the Department of Education and Skills (DES) who acts as a liaison between RIA, schools, DES and its agents. That official also liaises with the Education Welfare Service (EWS) of TUSLA, the Child & Family Agency. Upon arrival in the State, asylum seekers and their children are generally sent to a Reception centre in Dublin for an initial period after which they are then dispersed to a Direct Provision centre, elsewhere in the State. This dispersal can take place at any point in school year. Children of asylum seekers resident in RIA centres are linked with local schools. The number in particular schools can vary. If there is a high concentration of children of school going age in the one centre (e.g. Mosney Accommodation Centre), they are linked to a number of schools in the surrounding area. RIA endeavours to place families with children of school going age in those centres where there is the best possibility of securing school places for children of certain ages. The Department of Education and Skills DES provides additional teaching and other resources to schools at primary and post-primary level to cater for the needs of pupils for whom English is not their mother tongue. Local demographics can lead to a high demand for school places in some areas of the country. Where parents demand a particular type of schooling, and where parents refuse to send their children to a particular school, delays may arise in securing school places. Inter-agency cooperation exists to deal with any difficulties in securing school places for all children including those of asylum seekers. Children who present with special educational needs are assessed and documented by the relevant health and education professionals, and are linked with the relevant education provision most suited to their needs. These include: - additional teaching support from a learning support or resource teacher - a special class in a mainstream school with a lower pupil teacher

ratio specified according to the category of disability e.g. a special class for children with autistic spectrum disorder;

- a special school with a lower pupil-teacher ratio specified according to the category of disability e.g. a special school for children with moderate general learning disability.

All school transport issues, including the sanctioning of school transport, school drop off and collection times, are arranged by Bus Éireann, which operate the School Transport Scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills DES. All asylum seekers are medical card holders and, inter alia, they are exempt from the fees for State examinations (the Leaving and Junior Certificate).

Education in RIA Accommodation


Homework clubs are also provided at certain family centres. A quiet space is provided in family centres to facilitate children doing their homework. Children of asylum seekers are free to engage in school based activities and other recreational facilities that are available in the locality in which they are living. Adult asylum seekers, who do not have an entitlement to work, may avail of free access to adult literacy and English language supports. These services are provided by Educational Training Boards (ETBs, formerly VECs). The local ETBs provide English Language classes using local tutors. Funding for such classes comes from the Adult Literacy and Community Education Scheme Since January 2010 the Early Childhood Care and Education ECCE Programme provides a free year of early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age. In general, children are eligible for the ECCE scheme if they are aged between 3 years 2 months and 4 years 7 months on 1 September of the year they will be starting. To avail of the programme at any stage during the pre-school year commencing in September 2013, children must have been born between 2nd February 2009 and 30th June 2010 (both dates inclusive). There are a number of preschools located in RIA's accommodation centres. Asylum seekers, whose children are eligible to avail of the ECCE Programme, may opt to send their children to preschools which are located in the centre or in the local community. In order to more accurately reflect the school attendance patterns in Ireland, all residents of 5-17 years of age have been included in the chart below. This data is based on ‘Live in System’ figures. See pgs 13-17 for a further breakdown, by centre, of children of school going age



RIA oversees a comprehensive and detailed inspections system of asylum seeker accommodation. The primary purpose of these inspections is to record a ‘snapshot’ of the physical conditions of the centre on the day of the inspection and to ensure that the services contracted by RIA are being delivered by the contractor.Inspections are carried out by an in-house inspectorate within RIA and also by an independent company with expertise in fire and food safety. As far as possible, every effort is made to inspect accommodation centres approximately three times annually - twice by the internal RIA inspection team and a minimum of once by the independent inspection company. The contract for independent inspections was held by QTS Ltd in 2014. Inspections carried out by RIA staff, or the external inspection company, are always unannounced. Inspections should not be confused with other initiatives carried out by RIA such as pre-announced ‘Information Clinics’, detailed elsewhere in this report.In September 2013, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., announced that inspections carried out after 1st October 2013 would be accessible through RIA’s main website, or directly at www.ria-inspections.gov.ieand would therefore be available to the general public without the necessity to make a Freedom of Information request. This process has also involved involved a complete re-design of the inspection form as well as the re-training of RIA staff. All completed reports (i.e., inspector’s report + contractor’s response) are published.

County Centre Inspected By DateRIA 18/03/2014QTS 18/09/2014RIA 21/11/2014RIA 19/03/2014QTS 02/10/2014RIA 30/12/2014QTS 30/06/2014RIA 11/09/2014RIA 10/03/2014QTS 02/10/2014RIA 11/03/2014QTS 30/06/2014RIA 11/09/2014RIA 19/03/2014

Cork

Ashbourne Hse Hotel

Clare Knockalisheen A/S Centre

Glenvera Hotel

Clonakilty Lodge

Kinsale Road Acc. Centre

RIA 19/03/2014QTS 02/10/2014RIA 29/12/2014QTS 02/01/2014RIA 26/06/2014QTS 22/09/2014RIA 24/11/2014QTS 23/06/2014RIA 22/09/2014RIA 22/12/2014QTS 13/03/2014RIA 16/09/2014RIA 31/03/2014QTS 24/06/2014RIA 13/11/2014QTS 24/06/2014RIA 30/12/2014QTS 13/03/2014RIA 27/06/2014QTS 14/01/2014RIA 19/05/2014RIA 18/09/2014RIA 11/03/2014QTS 25/06/2014RIA 29/09/2014QTS 13/02/2014RIA 03/06/2014QTS 28/08/2014QTS 14/02/2014RIA 03/06/2014QTS 28/08/2014RIA 28/11/2014QTS 14/02/2014RIA 16/12/2014QTS 24/01/2014RIA 24/06/2014RIA 20/05/2014QTS 01/10/2014RIA 18/12/2014

Montague

Dublin

The Towers

Balseskin

Watergate House

The Staircase

Georgian Court

Hatch Hall

Millstreet Accommodation Centre

Galway

Eglinton Hotel

Great Western House

Kerry

Atlas House - Tralee

Atlas House - Killarney

Johnston Marina Hotel

Park Lodge

Kildare Eyrepowell Hotel

Laois

Inspections in RIA Accommodation


County Centre Inspected By DateRIA 19/03/2014RIA 25/11/2014QTS 29/09/2014RIA 18/03/2014QTS 29/09/2014RIA 28/11/2014RIA 19/03/2014QTS 18/09/2014RIA 29/12/2014QTS 01/03/2014RIA 20/05/2014QTS 03/07/2014RIA 03/10/2014QTS 21-22/01/2014RIA 8-9/10/2014RIA 27/03/2014QTS 02/07/2014RIA 02/09/2014RIA 06/03/2014QTS 03/10/2014RIA 22/12/2014RIA 25/02/2014RIA 16/05/2014QTS 03/10/2014QTS 25/02/2014RIA 25/06/2014QTS 25/02/2014RIA 09/06/2014RIA 18/09/2014QTS 01/07/2014RIA 02/12/2014RIA 18/09/2014QTS 01/06/2014RIA 29/08/2014

Westmeath Athlone Accommodation Centre QTS 27/06/2014

Limerick

Westbourne Holiday Hostel

Mount Trenchard

Hanrattys

Bridgewater House

Louth Carroll Village

Mayo The Old Convent

Meath Mosney Accommodation Centre

Waterford

Birchwood House

Viking House

Atlantic House

Ocean View

Monaghan St. Patricks

Sligo Globe House

Tipp. North

Westmeath Athlone Accommodation Centre QTS 27/06/2014Total for 2014 = 87 inspections - 51 by RIA and 36 by QTS

Inspections in RIA Accommodation


Clare Knockalisheen 18/02/2014 24/06/2014 28/10/2014

Clinic 1 Clinic 2 Clinic 3County Location

The RIA Operations Unit conducts clinics at all accommodation centres on at least a bi-annual basis, where possible. The primary objective is to make RIA staff available to discuss issues on a one-to-one basis, but also to review and examine the centres and their general operation. While residents can raise their concerns and address complaints at any time either to their centre manager, or by using the official complaints procedure, information clinics provide an opportunity for face-to-face communication with RIA staff. This allows residents address any issues of concern, complaints, queries and information requests in person. RIA staff seek to address concerns as appropriate, investigate issues raised and provide information and referral details where necessary. The residents are assured that any issues raised will be addressed confidentially and will only be discussed with relevant personnel with their agreement. In the case of Mosney Accommodation Centre, which had a capacity of 600 residents at the end of 2014, clinics are held there on a monthly basis. Where a number of smaller accommodation centres are located within a short distance of each other, residents from one of the centres may be invited to attend the clinic in the neighbouring centre. Clinics may be held less frequently in the Dublin centres as RIA staff would be in many of those centres on a regular basis. Unlike centre inspections, RIA Clinics are pre-announced, with residents informed at least a week before a clinic will take place.

Clare Knockalisheen 18/02/2014 24/06/2014 28/10/2014Ashbourne Hse 15/04/2014 20/08/2014 09/12/2014Kinsale Rd 06/03/2014 22/07/2014 -----Glenvera 15/04/2014 19/08/2014 08/12/2014Millst. AC 28/01/2014 03/07/2014 10/11/2014Clonakilty Lodge 07/03/2014 22/07/2014 06/11/2014Clondalkin 08/05/2014 27/08/2014 11/12/2014Georgian Court 13/05/2014 05/09/2014 11/12/2014Staircase Hostel 28/01/2014 25/09/2014 22/12/2014Hatch Hall 27/01/2014 08/09/2014 12/12/2014Great Western 06/03/2014 17/07/2014 25/11/2014Eglinton Hotel 06/03/2014 17/07/2014 25/11/2014Atlas House, T 11/02/2014 12/06/2014 10/11/2014Atlas House, K 11/02/2014 13/06/2014 Being renovatedJohnston Marina Being renovated 12/06/2014 11/11/2014Park Lodge 11/02/2014 Being renovated 11/11/2014

Kildare Eyre Powell 22/04/2014 22/07/2014 10/11/2014Laois Montague Hotel 29/01/2014 04/07/2014 06/11/2014

Hanratty Hotel 18/02/2014 24/06/2014 28/10/2014Westbourne Hos 11/02/2014 24/06/2014 28/10/2014Mt Trenchard Storm damage 24/06/2014 -----

Mayo Old Convent 13/03/2014 24/07/2014 12/11/2014Meath Mosney

Monaghan St Patrick's 26/02/2014 01/07/2014 07/11/2014Sligo Globe House 13/03/2014 25/07/2014 12/11/2014

Tipperary Bridgewater Hse 22/04/2014 22/07/2014 01/12/2014Atlantic House 01/04/2014 15/07/2014 12/11/2014Ocean View 01/04/2014 15/07/2014 20/11/2014Ursuline Comple 31/03/2014 15/07/2014 20/11/2014Viking House 22/04/2014 20/08/2014 02/12/2014

Westmeath Athlone 06/03/2014 17/07/2014 -----

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The RIA Operations Unit conducts clinics at all accommodation centres on at least a bi-annual basis, where possible. The primary objective is to make RIA staff available to discuss issues on a one-to-one basis, but also to review and examine the centres and their general operation. While residents can raise their concerns and address complaints at any time either to their centre manager, or by using the official complaints procedure, information clinics provide an opportunity for face-to-face communication with RIA staff. This allows residents address any issues of concern, complaints, queries and information requests in person. RIA staff seek to address concerns as appropriate, investigate issues raised and provide information and referral details where necessary. The residents are assured that any issues raised will be addressed confidentially and will only be discussed with relevant personnel with their agreement. In the case of Mosney Accommodation Centre, which had a capacity of 600 residents at the end of 2014, clinics are held there on a monthly basis. Where a number of smaller accommodation centres are located within a short distance of each other, residents from one of the centres may be invited to attend the clinic in the neighbouring centre. Clinics may be held less frequently in the Dublin centres as RIA staff would be in many of those centres on a regular basis. Unlike centre inspections, RIA Clinics are pre-announced, with residents informed at least a week before a clinic will take place.

Information Clinics in RIA Accommodation


RIA’s websites, www.ria.gov.ie and www.ria-inspections.gov.ie , are designed to be informative, accurate, easy to access and to provide as much information as possible on RIA’s activities in an open and transparent way. Included on the main website are sections on the background to RIA and other information on RIA today, including an ‘FAQ’ section. There is a ‘While in RIA Accommodation’ section providing information for those availing of Direct Provision, alongside comprehensive ‘Statistics’ and ‘Publications’ sections. A ‘RIA News’ section provides informative answers to a selection of Dáil Questions (PQs), Press Queries and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, alongside a RIA ‘Notice Board’. Amongst the documents in our ‘Publications’ section are Annual Reports, Monthly Reports, Policy Documents and RIA’s ‘House Rules & Procedures’ booklet, which is available on the website in 12 languages. Another important feature is a ‘Contact Us’ facility, allowing direct access to RIA via E-mail, where the user can make requests of RIA (e.g. transfer requests), make observations, or inform us of any concerns they may have. They also have the opportunity here to provide feedback on the usefulness of the RIA website. Again in the interests of openness and transparency, RIA launched a new RIA Inspections website in 2014, www.ria-inspections.gov.ie, where all completed RIA and independent inspections of our accommodation centres are published. Here are some statistics relating to our main website in 2014:

- There were 19,815 visits to our website, representing a 25% increase on 2013 another year-on-year increase.

- There were 67,055 ‘Pageviews’, an increase of 22%. - There was an average of 3.38 pages per visit. - The average time spent on our website was 2 minutes and 53 seconds - 68% were new visitors, with the remaining 32% being returning visitors. - 81% of visits were from users in Ireland, while almost 4% were from users in

the UK, and 2% from users in the US, while visits from France, Pakistan, Iraq, Germany, India, Netherlands & Canada made up the remainder of the top 10

- 295 users provided feedback on the website, an increase of 129% on 2013. Of these 27.8% found the site ‘Very Useful’, 32.9% found the site ‘Useful’, 19% found it ‘Neither Useful or Unuseful, 18.3% found it ‘Unuseful’ and 2% found it ‘Very Unuseful’. Overall, 60.7% gave positive feedback (down 22.3%), while 8.6% gave negative feedback (up 11.7%).

Here are some statistics on our Inspections website, which went ‘live’ in April 2014:

- There were 1,158 visits to our website, with 5,710 ‘Pageviews’. - There was an average of 3.72 pages per visit, with an average time spent on our

website of 3 minutes and 5 seconds

RIA's Websites


Child & Family Services Unit

RIA takes the issue of child protection and welfare very seriously. We have a Child and Family Services Unit, whose role is to manage, deliver, co-ordinate, monitor and plan all matters relating to child and family services for all persons residing in RIA accommodation centres and to act as a conduit between RIA and the Child and Family Agency, TUSLA. The Unit is comprised of a manager seconded from the HSE with clinical expertise in the area of child protection and welfare, an Executive Officer and a Clerical Officer. The unit's main functions and responsibilities are:

Monitoring and implementation of RIA's Child Protection Policy. Working in close partnership with the Child Protection and Welfare Service, TUSLA,

nationally. Acting as a conduit to implement the Garda Vetting system for centre staff. Staff in

RIA’s Child & Family Services Unit are the Garda Vetting Authorised Signatories. Working in partnership with the Separated Children Seeking Asylum Team, TUSLA,

to provide appropriate accommodation and linkages to State services, in cases where children arrive unaccompanied into the State to join a family member living in direct provision.

Working in partnership with TUSLA in relation to Separated Children Seeking Asylum who reach 18 years of age (aged out unaccompanied minors) who are leaving TUSLA care and who require appropriate accommodation in RIA's Direct Provision centres based on assessed needs.

Facilitating and chairing regional Interagency Meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum where RIA staff, Centre managers and staff, and relevant statutory agencies dealing with asylum seekers, to share information and to identify and resolve issues of common concern and to enhance local networking.

Co-ordinating TUSLA-delivered training of centre managers in areas such as Children First - Foundation Level and Designated Liaison Person Training. Maintaining a training database of all training undertaken by centre personnel and identifying and organising training needs of centre staff as appropriate.

Child Protection and Welfare Parents who live in direct provision centres have the primary responsibility for the care and welfare of their children. In 2014, 111 child protection and welfare incidents were reported to RIA’s Child and Family Services Unit. Of these incidents, 95 were notified to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, as Child Protection/Welfare referrals for assessment and follow up. The remaining 16 cases – all notified to RIA from the centre’s Designated Liaison Persons - were not deemed appropriate for referral to the CFA, Tusla. These cases included: family reunification by the Separated Children’s Team; Accidental injury to children while playing; and hospitalisation of expectant mothers where a named guardian was identified. The cases also included notification to RIA of Special Needs children, who were then referred to the appropriate health professionals. Of the cases referred to Child and Family Agency, Tusla, 23 incidents were made known to the Designated Liaison Person (DLP) by a third party. The Unit also monitors all incidents particularly those not referred to Social Work Team, Tusla, in order to offer support and to build parenting capacity. The Unit also pays attention to expectant single mothers should they require the support of the local Social Work team in the event that, when hospitalised, a suitable guardian is unavailable to care for their children.



Child Protection and Welfare Policy and Practice Document In 2014, RIA’s Child and Family Services Unit, reviewed and updated its Child Protection and Welfare Policy and it now includes a Practice Document. This Policy was signed off by RIA’s Principal Office in October 2014 and it is now on the RIA website. (www.ria.gov.ie). The Practice Document gives a step by step guide for the Designated Liaison Person (DLP) on how to make a referral to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. By having this step by step guide it is hoped that the policy will be more user friendly and give greater clarity to the role of the Designated Liaison Person in our centres. A noticeable difference in the operational aspect of the Policy relates to the Referral Form, Appendix 1, it is the Standard Reporting Form used by Tusla, however, it incorporates information which is relevant to Reception and Integration Agency, this composite form can be sent to both CFA and emailed to RIA’s Child and Family Services Unit. With the launch of the revised Policy, it was decided to organise Briefing Sessions for Centre Staff. These briefings were held in Centres in the format used for Inter-agency meetings, and staff from surrounding accommodation centres were invited to attend. By tDecember 16th, 2014, almost all centres were briefed and a total of 154 persons attended these briefings. There will be ongoing Briefing Sessions in the early months of 2015. In keeping with RIA’s responsibility under its Child Protection and Welfare Policy, available on RIA’s website (www.ria.gov.ie.) each centre has at least one Designated Liaison Person (DLP), who has undergone the relevant training. Consultation took place in 2014 between RIA and CFA’s Information and Advice Officers, to identify Children First: Foundation Level and Designated Liaison Persons Training needs. Work is ongoing within the Justice Sector to develop its own Children First training.



Garda Vetting All staff of centres under contract to RIA are Garda vetted. It is an important aspect of RIA's Child Protection and Welfare Policy and Practice Document, which has, as its principal aim, the minimisation of risk to children and vulnerable adults residing in our centres. It was agreed with the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) based in Thurles Co. Tipperary that RIA would act as the central conduit for all communications between the GVCU and RIA centres. RIA arranges for the vetting, through the GCVU, of all contractors and their designated vetting signatories, and RIA itself will then 'clear' such staff i.e. decide on whether any criminal record warrants action. In turn, the 'cleared' contractors have responsibility for arranging the vetting, by GCVU through RIA, of all members of their own staff and 'clearing' (or otherwise) those staff members shown to have a criminal record. Garda Vetting is an ongoing process and RIA’s Child and Family Services Unit continued in 2014 to act as a central conduit for all communication between the Garda Central Vetting Unit and RIA. In 2014, 168 new applications were submitted to GCVU for vetting purposes. Contractors are reminded twice a year of their obligations to ensure all new staff are vetted.



Unaccompanied Minors seeking Asylum discharged from TUSLA Care

Asylum seekers deemed to be unaccompanied minors by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) under Section 8 of the Refugee Act, 1996, are referred to the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, TUSLA, which has responsibility for their care under the Child Care Act, 1991. A significant percentage of unaccompanied minors who present at the frontiers of the State subsequently join up with family members already present in the State and are therefore no longer considered to be unaccompanied minors.

At the point where unaccompanied minors reach 18 years of age – i.e. “age out” – they, as a general policy, are transferred to asylum accommodation centres under contract to the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA). RIA has an agreed policy in place with the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, TUSLA, which deals with the transition of 'aged out minors.

RIA and the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, TUSLA, jointly plans for this transition. A template has been drawn up to identify the particular circumstances of each of these adults. This template includes information on their preferred geographical location within the group of designated suitable locations in the RIA portfolio, whether they are currently in education, whether they wish to be accommodated with friends, and so on. Aftercare supports are put in place for this cohort by the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, TUSLA, before they transfer to RIA and are offered during and after the transition as well. For example, aftercare workers link with these adults while in RIA accommodation and RIA gives regular feedback to the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, TUSLA, on any issues that arise following their transfer e.g. health issues etc..

The majority of aged out minors being discharged from the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, are transferred from foster care arrangements provided by the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, TUSLA, throughout the State. In circumstances where the Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum, deem an aged out minor to be particularly vulnerable, the Team can, at its discretion, extend the period in care in a foster home beyond 18 years of age. RIA currently has 34 centres in 17 counties throughout the State. It is RIA's general policy to disperse aged-out minors to family oriented accommodation centres outside Dublin which have established links to TUSLA and HSE services and NGO supports.

The rationale is straightforward. Firstly, it relieves the pressure in the Dublin area on bed spaces and, more importantly, on health, education, social, therapeutic and welfare services. Secondly, it reduces the perceived negative influences - crime, drug abuse and so on - that the 'big city' environment in Dublin can have on aged out minors who have limited financial means and who have no family support. Thirdly, it provides a standardised and equitable approach to all asylum seekers over the age of 18 availing of RIA accommodation, thus ensuring fairness.



Y/N Numbers Availing Activity Y/N Activity Y/N

Summer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y

0-4 19 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 25 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 5 Computers N Rugby Club N

Homework Club/Area Y Other Sports YTotal 49 Mother and Toddler N Local Park/Playground Y

Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons YAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y

0-4 32 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 60 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 11 Computers Y Rugby Club Y

Homework Club/Area Y Other Sports YTotal 103 Mother and Toddler Y Local Park/Playground Y

Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons YAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp N Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y

0-4 7 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 6 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 6 Computers Y Rugby Club N


Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons YAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp N Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y






Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons NAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y




0-4 13 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 20 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 6 Computers N Rugby Club N


Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons YAfter school activites Y After school activities Y

5

Ashbourne House,

Glounthane, Cork.

Creche

Primary 2Yes 12

Pre-school

Secondary

Other On-Site Activities Available Off-Site Activities Available For

N/A

Athlone Accommodation

Centre, Ballymahon

Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Creche

Primary 8No N/A

Pre-school

Pre-school

Secondary 2No N/A

Centre No. of Minors in Centre

On-Site Pre- Number of Schools Attended By Children

of Residents

Secondary

1Yes

No N/A

Atlantic House, Railway Square,

Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Creche

Primary 2No N/A

Creche

Primary 5Yes 12

N/ABirchwood

House, (Ursuline) Ballytruckle

Road, Waterford.

Creche

Primary 2No

Secondary 0No N/A

Balseskin, St. Margaret's Road,

Finglas, Dublin 11.

Atlas House, Deerpark Road,

Killarney, Co. Kerry

Creche

Primary 2No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 3Yes 7

Pre-school

Secondary 4Yes 6

Pre-school

Bridgewater House, Main

Street, Carrick on Suir, Co.

Tipperary

Creche

Primary 3No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 3N/ANo

Details of Service Provision for Children (By Centre) 2014



Summer Camp N/A Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports N/A Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground N/A Youth Club Y

0-4 4 Indoor Playroom N/A GAA Club Y5-12 6 Available Open Space N/A Soccer Club Y13-17 5 Computers N/A Rugby Club Y

Homework Club/Area N/A Other Sports YTotal 15 Mother and Toddler N/A Local Park/Playground Y

Seasonal Celebrations N/A Swimming Lessons YAfter school activites N/A After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y

0-4 27 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 9 Available Open Space N Soccer Club Y13-17 2 Computers Y Rugby Club N


Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming/Surfing YAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y



Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons YAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground N Youth Club Y

0-4 12 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 7 Available Open Space N Soccer Club Y13-17 1 Computers Y Rugby Club Y



0-4 13 Indoor Playroom N GAA Club Y5-12 9 Available Open Space N Soccer Club Y13-17 1 Computers Y Rugby Club N






0-4 11 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club N5-12 9 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 Computers Y Rugby Club N


Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons NAfter school activites Y After school activities Y

Other On-Site Activities Available

2No N/A



of Residents

10

Off-Site Activities Available For

Carroll Village, Dundalk, Co.

Louth

Creche

Primary 3No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary

Clonakilty Lodge, Dunmore

Road,Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Creche

Primary 3No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 2Yes

11

Eyre Powell, Main Street,

Newbridge, Co. Kildare

Creche

Primary 2No N/A

N/A

Pre-school

Georgian Court, 77-79 Lower

Gardiner Street, Dublin1

Creche

Primary 3No

Secondary 4Yes

Pre-school

Secondary 1No N/A

The Eglinton, The Promenade, Salthill, Co.

Galway

Creche

Primary 5No

N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 1No N/A

Globe House, Chapel Hill, Sligo,

Co. Sligo

Creche

Primary 4Yes 11

Pre-school

Secondary 4No N/A

Hatch Hall, 28A Lower Hatch

Street, Dublin 2.

Creche

Primary 3No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 0No N/A








0-4 23 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 31 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 3 Computers N Rugby Club Y











Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Pool YAfter school activites N After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y



Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming Lessons NAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground N Youth Club Y

0-4 7 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 17 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 2 Computers N Rugby Club Y

Homework Club/Area Y Athletics YTotal 26 Mother and Toddler N Local Park/Playground Y


2No N/A



of Residents


Johnson Marina, Dingle Road,

Tralee, Co. Kerry

Creche

Primary 5No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary

Creche

Primary 4Yes 6

N/AMillstreet Accommodation

Centre, Millstreet, Co.

Cork

Creche

Primary 3No

Secondary 2Yes 7

Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre, Limerick Road, Meelick,

Co. Clare

Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Kinsale Road, Co. Cork

Creche

Primary 5No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 2No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 2Yes 1

Pre-school

Primary 4No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary 2No

12Yes 16

Pre-school

Secondary 5

No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary

N/A

Mosney Accommodation Centre, Mosney,

Co. Meath

Creche

Primary

Montague Hote, Emo, Portlaoise,

Co. Laois

Creche

Yes 24

Ocean View, the Esplande,

Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Creche

Primary 3

1No N/A







Seasonal Celebrations Y Swimming YAfter school activites Y After school activities YSummer Camp Y Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports Y Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground Y Youth Club Y

0-4 19 Indoor Playroom N GAA Club Y5-12 71 Available Open Space Y Soccer Club Y13-17 13 Computers Y Rugby Club Y



0-4 36 Indoor Playroom Y GAA Club Y5-12 49 Available Open Space N Soccer Club Y13-17 1 Computers Y Rugby Club N

Homework Club/Area Y Athletics YTotal 86 Mother and Toddler Y Local Park/Playground Y




of Residents

2No N/A


St. Patrick's Centre,

Drumgoask, Monaghan.

Creche

Primary 4No N/A

Pre-school

Secondary

Creche

Primary 5No N/A

Secondary 1Yes 5

The Clondalkin Towers, 9th Lock Road, Clondalkin,

Dublin 22.

The Old Convent, Ballyhaunis, Co.

Mayo.

Creche

Primary 4Yes 14

Pre-school

Pre-school

Secondary 3Yes 16

te sc oo act tes te sc oo act t esSummer Camp N Off-Site Creche/Playschoo YSports N Off-Site Pre-School YOutdoor Playground N Youth Club Y

0-4 4 Indoor Playroom N GAA Club Y5-12 14 Available Open Space N Soccer Club Y13-17 3 Computers N Rugby Club N

Homework Club/Area N Athletics YTotal 21 Mother and Toddler N Local Park/Playground Y

Seasonal Celebrations N Swimming YAfter school activites N After school activities Y

N/AWatergate

House, 11-14 Ushers Quay,

Dublin 8.

Creche

Primary 4No

Secondary 4No N/A

Pre-school



Interagency Meetings The Interagency Meeting process around the country is one where RIA, centre managers and staff, and statutory agencies dealing with RIA clients, seek to identify and resolve issues of common concern. The terms of reference of these meetings are as follows:

1. The interagency meeting are a forum to offer support to service providers in the provision of standardised and equitable service to Asylum Seekers availing of Direct Provision

2. To enhance and develop communication systems and the sharing of

information between all agencies.

3. To use the meeting to further develop services for Asylum Seekers in RIA accommodation using the membership experience and local knowledge.

The table below shows the schedule of meetings held in 2014 in the different regions around the country.

Interagency Meetings 2014

Interagency meetings were held in the different regions from January - October

South West (Cork Area) Meetings

3rd March, 2014, 8th September, 2014

Dublin Central Meetings -

21st March, 2014, 26th September 2014

The West (Galway) Meetings -

1st April, 2014, 23rd September, 2014

The West (Limerick) Meetings -

24th March, 2014, 22nd September, 2014

North-West Meetings -

12th March, 2014, 30th September, 2014

North-East Meetings -

7th April, 2014, 6th October, 2014

Midlands Meetings - 4th March, 2014, 16th September, 2014

Kerry Area Meetings - 10th March, 2014, 15th September, 2014

South-East Meetings -

31st March, 2014, 29th September, 2014

Inter-Agency Meetings 2014


Main topics of discussion at Interagency Meetings 2014 Changes in rent allowance payments for those

who receive ‘leave to remain’

Availability of affordable housing stock for

rent

Discussion on the changes to the Back to

School footwear and clothing allowances

Child Protection and Welfare Policy update

including standardising Child Protection

reporting form

Presentations by Child and Family Agency

TUSLA Social Work Teams

Presentations by Family Support Services,

TUSLA.

Updates on Children First Training for staff in

Centres

Record keeping and retention of Child

Protection incidents reports

Garda Vetting Procedures

Reminders of protocol regarding children

absent from centres

Activities for children in centres

Community Welfare Service/payment of DP

allowance

Education Matters including school transport

issues

ECCE Scheme/Pre-school funding

Summer Activities

Home work Clubs in Centres

Update on Domestic Sexual Gender-based

violence and harassment policy

Update on Medical card issues

Update on Prescription Charges

General Health Matters/HSE Links

High Level Meetings with RIA, HSE and DSP

Information on assisting destitute Accession

States persons to return home

Issue of valid ID cards for asylum seeker

Informing centre managers of potentially violent

residents moving to their centre/ Issues re.

difficult residents

Transportation for medical appointments

Statistics

Update on the Immigration, Residency and

Protection Bill

Presentations from International Organisation

for Migration (IOM)

Renewal of TRC cards/ID cards for residents

Inter-Agency Meetings 2014


Health Screening Health Screening for asylum seekers is made available by the HSE in Balseskin Reception Centre, Dublin on a voluntary and strictly confidential basis. Screening covers Hepatitis, TB, HIV, immunisation status and any other ailments or conditions that the medical officers feel require further investigation and/or treatment. In addition, arrangements are in place in various parts of the country to offer this service to those who do not avail of it in Dublin. Figures supplied by the HSE show that approximately 86% of asylum seekers availed of health screening in 2014 while residing in the reception centre in Dublin. No figures are available in relation to those who subsequently availed of screening after being dispersed from the Reception Centre. Health Services The Health Unit in RIA assists in the coordination of the provision of health services and communications with various stakeholders. RIA has no role in the provision of health services as this is the responsibility of the HSE. Access to health services in Ireland for asylum seekers is 'mainstreamed' i.e. it is provided on the same basis as Irish citizens. Asylum seekers in direct provision will generally qualify for a medical card whereby they are eligible to receive a wide range of health services free of charge including GP services. Asylum seekers have access to the Public Health Nursing System, social work services and Community Welfare services as well as a dedicated asylum seeker psychological service operating out of St. Brendan's Hospital. Requests made on medical grounds RIA retains the services of an Independent Medical Referee to adjudicate on requests made by asylum seeker residents of RIA accommodation for transfers, etc., where medical reasons are cited. The function of the medical referee is not to dispute the medical condition of the individual asylum seeker but rather to determine whether the medical services required to treat the medical condition are available locally or whether they are only available in one area (e.g., in national centre in Dublin or in regional Centres of Excellence) and thereby to assist RIA in determining whether the transfer is required to facilitate the medical treatment. Where the services are available locally, and where the State (HSE) has already deployed medical resources towards the treatment of the condition, RIA reserves the right to take into consideration such matters when making a decision on the transfer The Health Unit holds regular meetings to discuss new requests and to follow up on progress on previous requests. At these meetings, a decision is made as to whether a request can be facilitated without recourse to the medical referee (e.g., request for a specific diet on medical grounds) or whether the request needs to be considered by a person with medical training. Once the medical referee has reviewed the person's request and any accompanying medical documentation, a recommendation on whether the request should be granted is forwarded to the Health Unit. The decision on the request is then communicated to the resident.

RIA Health Unit


RIA Chickenpox Protocol The RIA has a long standing chickenpox protocol which was agreed a number of years ago with the HSE. The RIA chickenpox protocol is as follows:

- A 'suspension' period of 28 days (this period being rolled over in the event of further outbreaks in the meantime) is instigated upon confirmation of a case in a centre. The application of the suspension differs between reception and accommodation centres.

- In the event of a case of chickenpox at the reception centres at Balseskin, new ORAC applicants at Mount Street would not be sent there for the period of the suspension, and would instead spend their 'reception' period at another Dublin centre.

- In the case of accommodation centres around the country, this means not accepting pregnant women and women of 'child-bearing age' from the reception centre or from any other accommodation centre.

- Moving the non-immune pregnant women already in the centre to alternative accommodation immediately in order to reduce the risk of infection.

- In the case of Balseskin, as an added precaution, the on-site medical team insists on the removal of the index case (i.e. first identified chickenpox case) as well as the unaffected non-immune pregnant women, to a different location on-site. This approach, in the opinion of the medical team, significantly reduces the possibility of having a rollover of the disease into a subsequent 28 day 'suspension' period.

Below is a breakdown of the centres affected by a case/cases of chickenpox in 2014. In all, 12 centres were affected, with an effective total loss of 510 contracted bedspaces at various times of the year

Bed Spaces Lost Through Cases of Chickenpox 2014 (Per Centre) Centre Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total

Ashbourne House 20 26 25 13 84 Atlantic 0 Atlas Kill 0 Athlone 0 Balseskin 121 121 Birchwood 3 3 6 Bridgewater 0 Clonakilty Lodge 10 10 Eglinton 14 20 20 54 Eyre Powell 0 Georgian Court 0 Globe House 29 29 Hatch Hall 0 Johnston Marina 0 Kinsale Rd 29 37 66 Knockalisheen 31 16 15 62 Millstreet 10 9 19 Mosney 0 Montague 5 5 Oceanview 0 St Patricks 11 23 17 51 The Old Convent 0 Towers Clondalkin 3 3 Monthly Total 85 36 156 71 46 100 0 0 3 0 0 13 510

RIA Health Unit


RIA’s Sexual & Gender Based Violence & Harassment Policy RIA has a policy in place with regard to safeguarding RIA residents against Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence & Harassment (SGBV). This policy was agreed upon by a working group constituted by RIA, Cosc, the UNHCR and NGOs such as the Irish Refugee Council (IRC), AkiDwA, Ruhama, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) and the Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (DVAS). RIA, and all accommodation centres under contract to it, are committed to establishing safeguards to help protect residents from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and harassment. We will not tolerate victimisation or harassment of residents or staff in direct provision accommodation centres and the safety and well-being of all residents is our paramount concern. This policy applies to all persons who are resident in accommodation centres under contract to RIA. It also applies to centre and RIA staff as well. Copies of this policy are available on the RIA website, www.ria.gov.ie . A poster campaign was launched in centres to highlight the issue. The posters are available in English as well 4 other languages, and centres are required to display them prominently and permanently. A training programme was established following a tender competition, and will be carried out jointly by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and Women’s Aid in 2015. This will involve the training of reporting officers under the policy in each centre as well as in RIA. Further, on foot of the deliberations of the working group on domestic, sexual and gender based violence and harassment, a Women’s only centre has been opened by RIA on a pilot basis for certain female residents.

RIA Health Unit


RIA Health Unit


Sample Photos of Some State Owned RIA Centres Following Recent Refurbishment


The Reception and Integration Agency’s role in assisting with the return of destitute citizens of certain EU States derives from a Government decision of 2 March, 2004 which directed that the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform support the return of destitute nationals from the 10 States which joined the EU in May, 2004 (the Accession Countries ‘AC’) on an agency basis for the Department of Social Protection. This function was introduced in the context of the introduction, with effect from 1 May 2004, of an Habitual Residency Condition in relation to access to social welfare payments. This condition applies to all applicants for such payments and is not confined to European Union citizens. This voluntary return process was later extended, on an administrative basis, to include the two States which joined in January, 2007 (Romania and Bulgaria) and Croatia, who joined the EU on the 1st July 2013 – hence the shorthand term ‘AC13’. The protocol for determination of destitution and referral for repatriation involves the Department of Social Protection (and its agents) and the Reception and Integration Agency. RIA does not itself determine whether the EU citizen is destitute. Individuals are assessed and referred to RIA, in the main, by the Asylum Seeker and New Communities Unit (ASNCU) of the Department of Social Protection (Community Welfare Service) in Gardiner Street, Dublin. The ASNCU deals with all non-Irish nationals who are not proper to their local Community Welfare Services in the former ERHA functional area Referrals to RIA are made on an out-of-hours basis through the Homeless Persons Unit (HPU) and from Garda Stations (particularly Store Street and Pearse Street Stations in Dublin). The HPU is staffed by Community Welfare Officers from the Department of Social Protection and operates in tandem with Dublin City Council's out-of-hours service. Any persons referred to RIA for the purpose of AC13 repatriations through the HPU or Gardaí are referred to the ASNCU on the next working day for assessment of destitution and referred back to RIA if assessed as destitute and if willing to return home. RIA does not accept direct referrals from Embassies, third party or NGO groups, or by individuals themselves. The role of RIA under this scheme is to provide voluntary transport back to their home State for destitute AC13 nationals. If absolutely necessary, and subject to availability of accommodation, RIA will accommodate the person(s) concerned for one or two nights in its designated Dublin centre and provide them with transport home as soon as is practicable and cost efficient. Those who have previously availed of the scheme will not be repatriated a second time, while those who fail to take a flight arranged for them will not be offered a second flight. RIA does not have responsibility for housing homeless non-Irish nationals. Statistics for 2014 are contained in the next two pages.

RIA's Role in Assisting in the Voluntary Return of Certain EU Nationals 2014


Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TotalBulgaria 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 7Croatia 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Czech Republic 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7Estonia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Hungary 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 8Latvia 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8Lithuania 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Poland 2 2 3 2 3 7 2 2 3 2 4 2 34Romania 18 12 11 20 9 11 22 21 11 32 15 18 200Slovakia 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 23 15 19 32 19 22 27 26 17 40 21 24 285

Details of Return Flights for Citizens of the post-2004 EU Accession States - 2014

Return Flights Per post-2004 EU Accession States (2013)Return Flights Per post-2004 EU Accession States (2014)

60.7%9.0%7.7%

7.7%

5.9%

3.7%

5.3% Romania

Poland

Slovakia

Lithuania

Hungary

Czech Republic

Other

70.1%

12.0%3.2% 2.8%

2.8% 9.2%

Romania Poland

Slovakia Hungary

Latvia Other

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Return Flights to post-2004 EU Accession States per Month (2014)



Country January February March April May June July August September October November December TotalsBulgaria €697 €750 €884 €486 €2,817Croatia €337 €798 €352 €336 €1,823Cyprus €0Czech Rep. €718 €216 €422 €190 €1,546Estonia €428 €428Hungary €202 €199 €472 €276 €322 €174 €1,645Latvia €282 €354 €1,515 €212 €654 €3,017Lithuania €386 €463 €161 €600 €224 €1,834Malta €0Poland €375 €339 €554 €438 €725 €1,628 €703 €725 €574 €398 €554 €190 €7,203Romania €4,071 €2,357 €2,112 €3,785 €1,466 €2,785 €5,470 €2,904 €1,647 €4,571 €2,148 €4,366 €37,682Slovakia €246 €1,635 €376 €2,257Slovenia €0TOTAL €5,542 €2,942 €3,940 €6,736 €5,116 €5,683 €7,199 €4,674 €2,895 €6,651 €3,250 €5,624 €60,252

Details of Return flights for the 13 Accession States 2014

5%

5% 4%

12%

Proportion of Cost of Return Flights Per EU13 Accession State (2014)

Romania

Poland

Latvia

Bulgaria

Slovakia

Other

62%

12%

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€10,000

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Cost of Return Flights to 2004 & 2007 Accession States per Month (2014)



Sample Photographs of RIA Accommodation


(L-R) Exterior picture, St. Patrick’s Accommodation Centre, Co. Monaghan; Exterior Picture, Hatch Hall Accommodation Centre, Dublin city centre.

Page 9: (L-R) Exterior picture, Johnston Marina Accommodation Centre, Co. Kerry; Exterior Picture, Atlantic House Accommodation Centre, Co. Waterford.

Page 20: (L-R) Dining area, Great Western Accommodation Centre, Galway city; Exterior Picture, Ocean View Accommodation Centre, Co. Waterford.

Page 24: Residents’ art work, on display in Birchwood Accommodation Centre, Waterford city.

Page 25: (L-R) A games room in a RIA centre; The grounds of Mosney Accommodation Centre, Co. Meath.

Page 28: (L-R) A residents’ gym in a RIA centre; A computer room in a RIA centre.

Page 31: (L-R) The canteen in Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Co. Cork; Exterior Picture, Old Convent Accommodation Centre, Co. Mayo.

Page 35: (L-R, Top to Bottom) Line 1: Pre-school room in Eglinton Accommodation Centre, Co. Galway; A Bus Éireann school bus: many RIA residents use school buses to travel to school on the same basis as the rest of the community. Line 2: A children’s room in Eglinton Accommodation Centre, Co. Galway; An education room in Mosney Accommodation Centre, Co. Meath. Line 3: A blackboard and chalk; An education room in Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Co. Cork. Line 4: A computer room in a RIA centre.

Page 37: (L-R, Top to Bottom) Line 1: Self-service laundry building, Mosney Accommodation Centre, Co. Meath; An en-suite bathroom in a RIA centre. Line 2: The canteen in Mosney Accommodation Centre, Co. Meath; a dormitory room in a RIA centre.

Page 41 (L-R): A play room in Mosney Accommodation Centre, Co. Meath; An exterior playground, St. Patrick’s Accommodation Centre, Co. Monaghan.

Page 42: An exterior playground, Balseskin Accommodation Centre, Co. Dublin.

Page 47: (L-R) Aerial picture, Millstreet Accommodation Centre, Co. Cork; The grounds of Mosney Accommodation Centre, Co. Meath.

Page 49: (L-R) Exterior picture, Bridgewater Accommodation Centre, Co. Tipperary; The grounds of Ashbourne Accommodation Centre, Co. Cork.

Page 54: Sample photos of RIA Centres following refurbishment (Atlas Killarney & Athlone)

Page 58: (L-R, Top to Bottom) Line 1: A double bedroom in a RIA centre; 24-hour self service canteen, Great Western Accommodation Centre, Galway city Line 2: Dining room, Balseskin Accommodation Centre, Co. Dublin; Reception desk, Ashbourne Accommodation Centre, Co. Cork. Line 3: A living area in a RIA centre; A single room in a RIA centre. Line 4: An en-suite shower room in a RIA centre; Dining area in Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Co. Cork.

Index of Photos


Contact Us

Reception and Integration Agency

PO Box 11487

Dublin 2

Phone: 01 4183200; Lo - call: 1890 777727; Fax: 01 4183271; Email: [email protected], or by online form at

www.ria.gov.ie/en/RIA/Pages/Contact_Us

Website: www.ria.gov.ie


Note on Source of Statistics in this Report

The statistics with regards to numbers and demographics of those in RIA accommodation in this report are primarily drawn from two sources. The first source is from centre weekly returns, based on a ‘snapshot’ of occupancy each Sunday evening. These are the most accurate way we have of gauging the numbers in our centres, as well as vacancies available to us. Many of the statistics in this report are based on those returns, such as the ‘Profile of RIA Accommodation’ (p.21), ‘RIA Residents by County etc’(p.27-28), Occupancy & Capacity in RIA Accommodation’ (p.19). In other cases, in order to get a demographic breakdown of RIA residents, statistics are produced by RIA’s database, AISIP. These give us, for example, the breakdown of RIA residents by family status (p.18), accommodation status (p.20), nationality (p.22), age (p.23) and duration of stay (p.12). The comprehensive centre by centre breakdown provided on pages 13-17 is also sourced this way. As a matter of course, there is usually a slight discrepancy between the numbers sourced by both methods, as the daily numbers “on the ground” in centres, as per the centre returns, has to be processed by RIA staff and subsequently reflected “live on system” on AISIP. The statistics given in this report in relation to asylum applications are sourced from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC).

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