Direct Provision centre closed over safety issues

A Direct Provision centre run by a company whose €1.37m in borrowings were sold by Nama to a subsidiary of a so-called vulture capital fund company has closed down after claims that management failed to meet health and safety standards.

The management contract was “terminated” by a division of the Department of Justice, which said the measure was taken after requests for compliance with health and safety standards were ignored.

While the centre’s 64 residents are to be moved to other accommodation centres, the future remains uncertain for the centre’s 12 employees.