Direct Provision System
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-03
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

Yes. The Minister's scheme is primarily for people who are undocumented but it has a secondary stream for people who have been in direct provision for a long time. They will be able to apply for regularisation. Obviously, 2,800 is approximately a quarter of 8,500 or thereabouts, but the scheme will address the needs of a significant number of people who, as the Deputy identified, have been in the system for a long time.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-03