Private firms have been the real beneficiaries of asylum system

Number of asylum system ‘house rules’ found to be unlawful

Asylum seekers tell Oireachtas committee centres are 'like being in an open prison'

Some residents at Tramore facility waiting ten years to have their cases decided

Residents at Waterford centre say they will continue with protest until RIA meeting

Protesters blockade Cork centre in bid to end system of direct provision

Minister of State says he can’t stand over direct provision system

Confidential briefing document says direct provision is ‘not ideal’, but saves money

Private hostel owners have been the real beneficiaries of direct provision system

Rise in repatriations emerges days after homeless Polish man crushed in refuse truck

Direct provision of welfare needs, which has no legislative basis, shows how easily legal processes can be displaced