More than 40% of asylum seekers live in Direct Provision centres for over two years

Five out of 83 Direct Provision centres around the country are over capacity, while a large majority are close to being over-subscribed.

According to figures from the Department of Justice, centres in Meath, Laois, Cork and Clare were housing more people than agreed, with an extra 19 people in the former holiday village in Mosney in Louth.