Politics
Revealed: Top ten firms share €489m housing refugees
An analysis by the Business Post shows how the state has spent more than €1.87 billion on accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainians since 2021
Three years ago, Catherine Day described direct provision as “inadequate and very expensive” as she called for it to be abolished.
The former secretary general of the European Commission was not suggesting Ireland should turn its back on those seeking asylum. Instead, she was calling for a state-owned system that doesn’t rely on private companies to house refugees.
In October 2020, when Day made the comments, the direct provision system had cost the state more ...
