Almost two thirds of adults in direct provision with status to remain here are currently working

Joan Omosefe Osayande, who lived in direct provision for a number of years, last year graduated with first class honours from the BSc in Medical and Health Sciences at University College Cork. PictureL Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Almost two-thirds of adults in the direct provision asylum system who have secured status to remain here, are currently working, new figures show.

A total of 20,140 people are living in direct provision and emergency international protection accommodation, according to the Department of Integration. Some 15,933 of that number are adults, and 4,897 of those are living in DP centres, with the remainder in various types of emergency accommodation.