Monthly Statistics ReportMonthly Statistics ReportMonthly Statistics Report December 2007December 2007December 2007

R E C E P T I O N A N D I N T E G R A T I O N A G E N C Y

Applications for Declaration as a Refugee 1991 - 2007 Applications for Declaration as a Refugee 2000 - 2007 Top Five countries of origin 2007 (ORAC) Top Five countries of origin for same period in 2006 (ORAC) Cases finalised by the ORAC 2002 to 2007 Return of members from AC12 states Breakdown by Status of Residents Age profile of asylum seekers in direct provision Overview of direct provision at 31 December, 2007 Chart showing capacity v. occupancy levels (county by county) Table of capacity v. current occupancy as a percentage Table showing asylum seekers accommodated by the RIA as % of population in each county Table showing asylum seekers accommodated by the RIA as % of population in the Health Board areas Breakdown of reception and accommodation centres Reception centres portfolio 2007 Self catering centres portfolio 2007 Accommodation Centres Portfolio 2007 Table of accommodation centres - December 2007 Dispersal statistics, December, 2007 breakdowns Duration of stay by applicants in direct provision Nationality breakdown of asylum seekers in direct provision Geographical breakdown of asylum seekers in direct provision

2000 976 864 972 1036 802 677 773 919 963 1098 1096 7622001 840 706 763 741 838 882 961 983 855 892 904 9602002 838 763 932 888 795 869 1133 995 1199 1148 984 10902003 979 947 892 667 604 661 646 655 611 496 395 3472004 392 363 501 377 403 324 371 401 466 329 409 4302005 393 377 489 320 322 315 325 348 372 320 346 3962006 405 313 438 282 412 278 313 332 422 394 415 3102007 385 333 347 277 318 316 358 294 318 356 343 340

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Top Five Countries for same period in 2006

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Top Five Countries of Origin 31/12/2007

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Total: 4314

Total: 3985

Cases Processed to Completionfor 2002 - 2007

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(31/12)Positiive recommendations 894 345 430 455 397 376Negative recommendations following interview 5965 5461 4906 3952 3249 2621Other negative recommendations and cases withdrawn 7565 3509 1562 835 598 811Determinations made under Dublin convention / Dublin regulation 191 237 243 439 540 368Unprocessable 586 -911 -20 1 0 -24

Total 15201 8641 7121 5682 4784 4152

It should be noted that these recommendations refer to the year in which the recommendationswere made and NOT to the year in which the applications were lodged.

Information received from the ORAC

Details of Return flights for the 12 Accession StateCountry January February March April May June July August September October November DecemberBulgaria 1 3CyprusCzech Republic 1 2 1 4 2 2 5 1Estonia 1Hungary 2 12 7 3 2 13 9 5 1 4Latvia 3 6 1 2 2 4 2 7 3 1 1Lithuania 2 7 4 1 4 1 3 6 1 3 1MaltaPoland 12 15 27 20 15 13 15 25 1 9 16 4Romania 10 12 6 19 18 8 12 9 13 15 7 21Slovakia 3 3 9 8 1 12 6 4 5 7 3 4Slovenia 1 3 1TOTAL 34 57 57 56 42 38 56 60 31 38 35 34

Breakdown of Status of RIA Residents as of 31 December, 2007Date Families * Single Male Single Female Total

31/03/2007 3090 1996 722 580830/04/2007 3104 2017 745 586631/05/2007 3169 2048 763 598030/06/2007 3195 2072 781 604831/07/2007 3327 2102 803 623231/08/2007 3370 2120 824 631430/09/2007 3438 2058 812 630831/10/2007 3549 2081 832 646230/11/2007 3632 2131 821 658431/12/2007 3722 2183 850 6755

*Families (including single parents and childless couples)

Age Profile of Asylum Seekers in Direct Provision

AGE Numbers in Direct Provision

0 - 4 years 1423 5 - 12 years 577 13 - 17 years 199 18 - 25 years 1110 26 - 35 years 2183 36 - 45 years 953 46 - 55 years 224 56 - 65 years 59

66+ years 25

Total 6753 * The figures above are taken from the RIA Database. At

present (end December 2007) there are 6755 persons “Live on System.”

There is 2 other children where no date of birth are available.

** 125 of those in the 0-4 category are Irish born children

+ 1 with no date of birth = 126 IBCs in direct provision

Overview of Direct Provision for Month Ending 31 December, 2007

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Number of applications for asylum (*2nd Column) 340 3985 55088

Number of new applicants not presented at Mount Street 84 734 2666for application or accommodation**includes persons who presented at ports and airports

Numbers not dealt with by RIA (unacc. minors) 6 86 2532[& CWO prior to May 2003]

Number of new applicants entitled to services provided by RIA (** 2nd Column) 248 3389 50117

Number of new applicants refusing/missing D.P. at ORAC (**2nd Column) 27 352 6032Number of re-applicants refusing/missing D.P. at ORAC 0 24 686

Number of new applicants accommodated by RIA 221 3013 43384Number of re-applicants accommodated by RIA 0 3 19

Total number accommodated (includes persons returning to Direct Provision) (** 2nd Column) 303 3783 48154

TOTAL NUMBERS IN RIA ACCOMMODATION WEEK ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2007

Reception centres 311Accommodation centres 5783

Numbers in direct provision 6094

Self catering facilities 531

Total persons currently accommodated by the RIA 6625

Cumulative nos. of new applicants provided with Direct Provision 43397

*The cumulative figure reflects the position taken regarding EU Accession States. ORAC figures are adjusted according** These cumulative figures includes persons that have been accommodated by RIA from the EU Accession States.

Overview of Direct Provision for Month Ending 31 December, 2007

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Date Capacity Occupancy %Apr-00 881 394 44.72%May-00 1566 723 46.17%Jun-00 1766 1155 65.40%Jul-00 2165 1543 71.27%Aug-00 2375 1880 79.16%Sep-00 2517 2072 82.32%Oct-00 3186 2553 80.13%Nov-00 3309 2904 87.76%Dec-00 3701 3077 83.14%Jan-01 3903 3399 87.09%Feb-01 3985 3528 88.53%Mar-01 4065 3459 85.09%Apr-01 3984 3536 88.76%May-01 4275 3613 84.51%June-01 4357 3764 86.39%July-01 4863 3900 80.20%Aug-01 5063 3970 78.41%Sep-01 5221 4186 80.18%Oct-01 5134 4171 81.24%Nov-01 5316 4179 78.61%Dec-01 5466 4171 76.31%Jan-02 5521 4457 80.73%Feb-02 5447 4217 77.42%Mar-02 5379 4155 77.24%Apr-02 5171 4218 81.57%May-02 5143 4053 78.81%June-02 5159 3887 75.34%July-02 5174 3814 73.71%Aug-02 5236 3866 73.83%Sept-02 5202 3880 74.59%Oct-02 5071 3877 76.45%Nov-02 5084 3844 75.61%Dec-02 5016 3808 75.92%Jan-03 4941 3884 78.61%Feb-03 4978 3915 78.65%Mar-03 5065 3917 77.33%Apr-03 5185 3958 76.34%May-03 5579 4185 75.01%June-03 5557 4496 80.91%July-03 5796 4697 81.04%Aug-03 5909 4765 80.64%Sep-03 5855 5109 87.26%Oct-03 6054 5306 87.64%Nov-03 6099 5403 88.59%Dec-03 6239 5501 88.17%Jan-04 6305 5694 90.31%Feb-04 6308 5695 90.28%Mar-04 6265 5663 90.39%Apr-04 6271 5651 90.1%May-04 6259 5716 91.32%Jun-04 6337 5765 91.0%Jul-04 6482 5598 86.4%Aug-04 6303 5430 86.1%Sep-04 6422 5574 86.8%Oct-04 6376 5717 89.7%Nov-04 6445 5738 89.0%Dec-04 6658 5971 89.7%Jan-05 6675 6113 91.6%Feb-05 6759 6233 92.2%Mar-05 7151 6589 92.1%Apr-05 7202 6651 92.3%May-05 7274 6603 90.8%Jun-05 7249 6406 88.4%Jul-05 7197 5884 81.8%Aug-05 7047 5299 75.2%Sep-05 6677 4834 72.4%Oct-05 6679 4531 67.8%Nov-05 6439 4043 62.8%Dec-05 6380 3891 61.0%Jan-06 6380 3857 60.5%Feb-06 6217 3860 62.1%Mar-06 6057 3872 63.9%Apr-06 5832 3852 66.0%May-06 5419 3852 71.1%Jun-06 5255 3890 74.0%Jul-06 5223 4059 77.7%Aug-06 5215 4077 78.2%Sep-06 5215 4157 79.7%Oct-06 5268 4288 81.4%Nov-06 5368 4404 82.0%Dec-06 5348 4542 84.9%Jan-07 5657 4822 85.2%Feb-07 5660 4947 87.4%Mar-07 5846 4976 85.1%Apr-07 5870 5004 85.2%May-07 5960 5159 86.6%Jun-07 6032 5251 87.1%Jul-07 6200 5395 87.0%Aug-07 6258 5466 87.3%Sep-07 6258 5496 87.8%Oct-07 6332 5546 87.6%Nov-07 6585 5651 85.8%Dec-07 6584 5783 87.8%

ASYLUM SEEKERS ACCOMMODATED BY THE RIA AS PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION 31/12/2007

COUNTY POPULATION CURRENT CURRENT CAPACITY AS OCCUPANCY2006 Census CAPACITY OCCUPANCY % OF POP. AS % OF POP.

Carlow 50,349 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Cavan 64,003 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Clare 110,950 340 315 0.31% 0.28%Cork 481,295 957 840 0.20% 0.17%Donegal 147,264 67 64 0.05% 0.04%Dublin 1,187,176 1619 1144 0.14% 0.10%Galway 231,670 515 493 0.22% 0.21%Kerry 139,835 475 423 0.34% 0.30%Kildare 186,335 100 91 0.05% 0.05%Laois 67,059 255 219 0.38% 0.33%Leitrim 28,950 50 44 0.17% 0.15%Limerick 184,055 306 232 0.17% 0.13%Longford 34,391 98 94 0.28% 0.27%Louth 111,267 250 221 0.22% 0.20%Mayo 123,839 418 382 0.34% 0.31%Meath 162,831 800 744 0.49% 0.46%Monaghan 55,997 154 134 0.28% 0.24%Offaly 70,868 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Roscommon 58,768 86 67 0.15% 0.11%Sligo 60,894 250 218 0.41% 0.36%Tipperary North 66,023 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Tipperary South 83,221 120 96 0.14% 0.12%Waterford 107,961 416 382 0.39% 0.35%Westmeath 79,346 350 327 0.44% 0.41%Wexford 131,749 58 51 0.04% 0.04%Wicklow 126,194 51 44 0.04% 0.03%TOTAL POPULAT 4,152,290 7,735 6,625 0.19% 0.16%

* Figures supplied by the Central Statistics office from Census 2006

ASYLUM SEEKERS ACCOMMODATED BY THE RIA AS PERCENTAGE OF POPULATIONIN THE HEALTH BOARD AREAS AS AT 31 December, 2007

HEALTH COUNTY POPULATION CURRENT CURRENT CAPACITY AS OCCUPANCY ASBOARD 2006 Census CAPACITY OCCUPANCY % OF POP. % OF POP.

HSE East Coast Area 1,499,705 1,770 1,279 0.12% 0.09%HSE South Western Area Dublin 1,187,176 1,619 1,144 0.14% 0.10%HSE Northern Area Kildare 186,335 100 91 0.05% 0.05%

Wicklow 126,194 51 44 0.04% 0.03%HSE Midland Area 251,664 703 640 0.28% 0.25%

Laois 67,059 255 219 0.38% 0.33%Longford 34,391 98 94 0.28% 0.27%Offaly 70,868 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Westmeath 79,346 350 327 0.44% 0.41%

HSE Mid Western Area 361,028 646 547 0.18% 0.15%Clare 110,950 340 315 0.31% 0.28%Limerick 184,055 306 232 0.17% 0.13%Tipperary N 66,023 0 0 0.00% 0.00%

HSE North Eastern Area 394,098 1,204 1,099 0.31% 0.28%Cavan 64,003 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Louth 111,267 250 221 0.22% 0.20%Meath 162,831 800 744 0.49% 0.46%Monaghan 55,997 154 134 0.28% 0.24%

HSE North Western Area 237,108 367 326 0.15% 0.14%Donegal 147,264 67 64 0.05% 0.04%Leitrim 28,950 50 44 0.17% 0.15%Sligo 60,894 250 218 0.41% 0.36%

HSE South Eastern Area 373,280 594 529 0.16% 0.14%Carlow 50,349 0 0 0.00% 0.00%Tipperary S 83,221 120 96 0.14% 0.12%Waterford 107,961 416 382 0.39% 0.35%Wexford 131,749 58 51 0.04% 0.04%

HSE Southern Area 621,130 1,432 1,263 0.23% 0.20%Cork 481,295 957 840 0.20% 0.17%Kerry 139,835 475 423 0.34% 0.30%

HSE Western Area 414,277 1,019 942 0.25% 0.23%Galway 231,670 515 493 0.22% 0.21%Mayo 123,839 418 382 0.34% 0.31%Roscommon 58,768 86 67 0.15% 0.11%

TOTAL POPULATION 4,152,290 7,735 6,625 0.19% 0.16%

December, 2007

Breakdown of Reception and Accommodation Centres There is a total of 62 Centres consisting of: - 2 Reception Centres These are located in Dublin. None are State-owned. - 51 Accommodation Centres These are all located throughout 20 counties, of which 7 are State-owned, (Knockalisheen, Co. Clare; Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Cork City; Atlas House, Killarney; Atlas House, Tralee; Johnston Marina Hotel, Tralee; Park Lodge Hotel, Killarney; Athlone Accommodation Centre.) - 9 Self Catering Centres

Of these, 6 are located in Dublin, 1 in Mallow, Co. Cork, 1 in Dundalk, Co. Louth, and 1 in Ballaghderreen, Co. Roscommon. The total of 62 centres consists of a mixture of state owned and commercial and consist of Hotels, Guesthouses (B&B), Hostels, Former Convents / Nursing Homes, Mobile Home Sites and System Built Facilities. The 1 Mobile Home Site is located at Athlone. The System Built Facilities are located at Knockalisheen, Co. Clare, and Kinsale Road, Cork (both State-owned) and Balseskin, Co. Dublin. Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre, Co. Clare (State owned) Facilities include dining area, reception and general enquiries area, CWO rooms, children’s rooms for indoor activities, medical rooms, training room, and recreational facilities. Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Cork (State owned) Facilities include dining area, reception and general enquiries area, CWO rooms, children’s rooms for indoor activities, medical rooms, training room, and recreational facilities. Balseskin, St. Margarets, Finglas, Co. Dublin. Facilities include dining area, reception, administration rooms, community welfare services, medical rooms, children’s playroom, mother and child room, laundry rooms, general purpose TV room and recreational facilities. Arrangements are now in place to provide outreach maternity services staffed by the Rotunda Hospital.

Reception Centres Portfolio 2007Date Reception Centre Capacity14/02/2001 Kilmacud House, Upr Kilmacud Rd, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin 9021/12/2001 Balseskin, St. Margarets, Finglas, Dublin 11 369

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Self Catering Centres Portfolio 2007Date Location Capacity01/04/2003 Glenview House, Tallaght, Dublin 24 7506/04/2003 James Street Apartments, 142 James St., Dublin 8 3419/03/2003 Tathony House, Bow Lane West, Dublin 8 8301/04/2003 Watergate House 11 -14 Usher's Quay, Dublin 8 7613/07/2004 Station Road Apts. Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon 8607/12/2004 Davis Street Apts. Mallow, Co. Cork 5008/03/2005 7 Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 1429/03/2005 Carroll Village, Dundalk, Co. Louth 25022/03/2005 Harbour View, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 2 24

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Accommodation Centres Portfolio 2007Date Accommodation Centre Capacity Comment

17/01/2000 Eglinton Hotel, The Proms, Salthill, Co. Galway 235 Closed 30/04/2000. Reopened 2nd July 2001.01/04/2000 Clare Lodge, Summerhill, Ennis, Co. Clare 6517/04/2000 Kinsale Rd. Accom. Centre, Kinsale Road, Co. Cork 30025/04/2000 Cliffview, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal 6725/04/2000 Johnston Marina Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry 10020/06/2000 Ashbourne House, Glounthaune, Co. Cork 10826/06/2000 Clyde House, St. Alphonsus Street, Co. Limerick 116 Capacity increased by 6 persons 01/06/0704/09/2000 Great Western Hostel, Eyre Square, Galway 18022/05/2000 OPW Site, Athlone, Lissywollen, Co. Westmeath 35029/12/1999 Westward Court, Mary Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry 86 The Property was used in April 2000 as S/C28/11/2000 Richmond Court Hotel, Richmond Street, Co. Longford 9807/12/2000 Mosney Centre, Mosney, Co. Meath 80031/10/2000 Millstreet Accommodation, Millstreet, Co. Cork 245 Formerly known as Lakeside and Drishane Castle19/02/2001 Old Rectory House, New Ross, Co. Wexford 5820/04/2001 The Warrens, Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow 23 Capacity reviewed 28/10/200524/04/2001 Park Lodge, Killarney, Co. Kerry 5524/05/2001 Viking House, Coffee House Lane, Co. Waterford 10025/06/2001 Westbourne Holiday Hostel, Dock Road, Summerville Ave., Limerick 10530/07/2001 The Old Convent, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo 328 Capacity increased by 28 persons 12/08/0715/10/2001 Knockalisheen, Meelick, Co. Clare 27526/11/2001 Sliabh An Iarainn, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 50 Closed 05/12/2002. Re-opened 28/03/200319/12/2001 Glenvera Hotel, Wellington Road, Co. Cork 10419/12/2001 Bridgewater House, Main Street, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary 12024/12/2001 St. Patricks, Former Agricultural College, Co. Monaghan 154 Closed 13/03/2002. Re-opened 20/06/200211/01/2002 Atlas House, Killarney, Co. Kerry 9430/04/2003 Eyrepowell Hotel, Newbridge, Co. Kildare 10023/07/2001 Camden Hall, Camden Street, Dublin 2 76 Formerly a reception centre until 07/05/0310/04/2001 Horse and Carriage, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 21 Formerly a reception centre until 19/05/0311/09/2000 Newlight House, St. Margaret's, Finglas, Dublin 11 36 Closed 23/02/02 & re-opened 23/05/0220/08/2001 Atlas House, Tralee, Co. Kerry 90 Former step-down centre - accommodation centre from 18/08/0306/04/2000 Viking Lodge, Francis Street, Dublin 8 70 Closed 05/04/02 & re-opened 27/08/0307/05/2003 Camden House, 24 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 1913/03/2000 14 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1 34 Formerly a reception centre15/05/2001 Ursuline Complex, Ballytruckle Road, Co. Waterford 160 Closed 12/5/03 and re-opened 10/11/03 - Birchwood + Ursuline12/04/2000 10 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1 33 Formerly a reception centre - acc. centre from 06/12/0311/12/2003 Railway Hotel, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo 9031/07/2004 Globe House, Chapel Hill, Sligo 25005/02/2005 70 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 1510/10/2006 The Towers, The Ninth Lock, Clondalkin 25012/05/2005 Linden House, Killarney 5025/01/2005 Georgian Court, 77-79 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 2 110

Hatch Hall, 28 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 1. 190Mount Trenchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick 85Atlantic Houas, Tramore, Co. Waterford 81Ocen View, Tramore, Co. Waterford 75

22/02/2005 Beeachlawn, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow 2816/05/2007 An Poc Fada, Cobh, Co. Cork 4010/07/2007 Dun Gibbons Inn, Clifden, Co. Galway. 10024/07/2007 Hibernian Inn, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois 5516/10/2007 Montague Hotel, Portlaoise 20030/10/2007 Clonakilty Lodge, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. 110

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09/06/2007 Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny 82

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Reception Centre Closures 2007Date Reception Centre Capacity Comment

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Accommodation Centres as at 31/12/2007HEALTH EXECUTIVEAREA COUNTY LOCATION ADDRESS

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1 MWA Clare Knockalisheen A/S Centre ( Meelick 275 260 15 15 F/SF/SM * SYS2 MWA Clare Lodge Ennis 65 55 10 SM HOS3 SA Cork Ashbourne Hse Hotel Glounthaune 108 93 13 13 F/SM HOT4 SA Kinsale Road Acc. Centre (*Cork City 300 299 0 F/S * SYS5 SA Glenvera Hotel Wellington Road 104 91 10 C/S HOT6 SA Millstreet Accommodation CMillstreet 245 203 30 F/SF FC/NH7 SA An Poc Fada Main Street, Cobh 40 36 4 SM HOS8 SA Clonakilty Lodge, Clonakilty, Co. Cork 110 76 349 NWA Donegal Cliffview Donegal Town 67 64 2 SM HOS

10 ECA Dublin Camden House Camden Street, Dublin 2 19 12 6 S HOS11 ECA The Towers, The Ninth Lock, Clondalkin 250 232 10 10 C/F/SF HOT12 ECA Camden Hall Camden Street, Dublin 2 76 24 38 F/S HOT13 ECA 70 Lower Camden Street 70 Lower Camden Street 15 9 6 S/F HOS14 NA 14 Gardiner Place Dublin 1 34 11 23 SM HOS15 ECA Horse and Carriage Aungier Street, Dublin 2 21 21 0 SM GT16 NA Newlight House St. Margaret's, Finglas 36 19 3 F GT17 NA 10 North Frederick Street Dublin 1 33 22 6 SM HOS18 ECA Viking Lodge Francis Street, Dublin 8 70 63 7 S HOT19 NA Georgian Court 77-79 Lower Gardiner St. 110 75 27 C/SM/SF/F GT20 ECA Hatch Hall 28 Lower Hatch Street, D. 1 190 144 39 C/SM/SF/F FC/NH21 WA Galway Eglinton Hotel The Proms, Salthill 235 235 0 F/SF HOT22 WA Great Western House Eyre Square 180 161 13 C/SM/SF HOS23 Dun Gibbons Inn Clifden, Co. Galway 100 97 0 F/SF HOS24 SA Kerry Atlas House Killarney 94 87 4 F/S HOT25 SA Atlas House Tralee 90 84 6 SM HOS26 SA Johnston Marina Hotel Tralee 100 99 1 F HOT27 SA Linden House Killarney 50 35 13 SM GT28 SA Park Lodge Killarney 55 50 5 SM HOT29 SA Westward Court Tralee 86 68 14 SM HOS30 SWA Kildare Eyrepowell Hotel Newbridge 100 91 9 F HOT31 MA Laois Hibernian Hotel Main Street, Abbeyleix 55 40 15 SM HOT32 Montague Hotel Portlaoise 200 179 2 F/C/SF/SM HOT33 NWA Leitrim Sliabh An Iarainn Ballinamore 50 44 2 F/C HOT34 MWA Limerick Clyde House St. Alphonsus Street 116 102 12 S HOS35 MWA Westbourne Holiday Hostel Dock Road 105 80 10 S HOS36 Mount Trenchard Foynes, Co. Limerick 85 50 35 SM FC/NH37 MA Longford Richmond Court Richmond Street 98 94 4 SM HOT38 WA Mayo Railway Hotel Kiltimagh 90 86 4 F HOT39 WA The Old Convent Ballyhaunis 328 296 20 F/C/SM FC/NH40 NEA Meath Mosney Accommodation CeMosney 800 744 0 0 F/C/SF/SM HC41 NEA Monaghan St. Patricks Monaghan 154 134 9 F/SM FC/NH42 NWA Sligo Globe House Chapel Hill 250 218 17 F/C/SF/SM FC/NH43 SEA Tipp. South Bridgewater House Carrick-On-Suir 120 96 22 F/C/SM FC/NH44 SEA Waterford Ursuline Complex Ballytruckle Road 160 149 3 F/SF/SM FC/NH45 SEA Viking House Coffee House Lane 100 93 7 SM GT46 SEA Atlantic House Tramore, Co. Waterford 81 72 9 F/SM/SF GT47 SEA Ocean View Tramore, Co. Waterford 75 68 4 F/SM/SF GT48 MA Westmeath Athlone Accommodation Ce Athlone 350 327 14 14 F MOB49 SEA Wexford Old Rectory House New Ross 58 51 7 SM HOT50 ECA Wicklow Beechlawn Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow 28 21 2 F/SF/C GT51 ECA The Warrens Wicklow Town 23 23 0 SM GT

6584 5783 546 5287.8% 8.3%

S Singles; C Couples; F Families; SM Single Males; SF Single Females* Accommodation Centres that have Emergency Accommodation spaces for Immigration / Health Board** Unavailable beds due to Chicken Pox Outbreak(***) Includes emergency beds20 Knockalisheen / 10 Kinsale Road

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

Dispersals - December 2007

Number Dispersed 186Missing from Reception Centre 9Repatriation 0Child Protection Issues 0Medical cases 12Pregnancy 0

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*This chart includes 125 Irish born children living in Direct Provision

*This chart includes 125 Irish born children living in Direct Provision

Geographical Breakdown of Asylum Seekers in Direct Provision

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89 other nationalities each represented by less than 137 asylum seekers in Direct Provision

Duration of Stay by Applicants in Direct Provision0-3 mths 3-6 mths 6-9 mths 9-12 mths 12-18mths 18-24 mths 24-36 mths Over 36 mths

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