Residents of the direct provision centre in Mosney in Co Meath have raised concerns about the price of household goods they can “buy” under a new points-based system. This follows a separate report published by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall on Tuesday about complaints he has received from people in the direct provision system. Under the points system, residents of direct provision centres are given a swipe card, pre-loaded with “points”. The payment brings to €119.4 million the amount the firm received from the State from 2002-16 for its direct provision service. Asylum seekers in the direct provision system get a ‘personal allowance’ of €21.60 per adult and €21.60 euro per child per week.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2018 13:52 UTC