Dáil Éireann - Volume 572 - 15 October, 2003 - Ceisteanna – Questions (Resumed). Priority Questions. - Departmental Properties.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 572 - 15 October, 2003 - Ceisteanna – Questions (Resumed). Priority Questions. - Departmental Properties.: Purchases of property under the asylum seeker accommodation programme are dealt with by the Office of Public Works, acting on behalf of the agency. [919]Since 1999, the Office of Public Works has purchased ten properties, leased one site and developed two system-built centres and three mobile home sites for the purpose of accommodating asylum seekers. Over the same period, the RIA has entered into commercial contracts for service arrangements with the owners of more than 100 properties for the same purpose. All of the facilities, with the exception of four properties and one leased site, have been or are currently in use to accommodate asylum seekers. Approximately 31,000 asylum seekers have been accommodated to date and related services have been provided for them by the RIA. The current daily average number of asylum seekers being accommodated by the RIA is 6,000, which equates to 42,000 bed nights per week.?