Target for end to direct provision to be revised as numbers spiral

The State is currently accommodating some 93,000 people, with 70,000 Ukrainians and 23,000 international protection applicants

Roderic O'Gorman said the 'ground has completely changed' on direct provision. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Revised targets for ending direct provision are to be issued by Government in the coming weeks.

Despite Programme for Government commitments to end direct provision and a Green Party white paper in 2021 anticipating the closure of all direct provision centres by the end of 2024, these targets will now be revised as “the ground has completely changed”.