‘No specific statistics’ detailing number of children born into direct provision asylum seeker system

The State does not know how many children have been born into the 15-year-old system of direct provision — the long-criticised regime of institutional living for asylum seekers.
‘No specific statistics’ detailing number of children born into direct provision asylum seeker system

The latest available figures from the Reception and Integration Agency, a unit of the department of Justice, shows there are at least 1,225 children living in Direct Provision Centres around Ireland. The figures include 60 female and 61 male “unregistered” children.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said unregistered children are:

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