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1.3 Billion spent on Direct Provision Centers over the past 20 years.
WTF?
And on top of this, we have the foreign aid budget of close to another 1 Billion
www.irishtimes.com
All of this whilst Irish people live on the streets and yet they are bringing fake refugees more into Ireland!

www.irishtimes.com
WTF?
And on top of this, we have the foreign aid budget of close to another 1 Billion
Development aid will see ‘modest’ increase in Budget, Tánaiste says
Ireland Aid report says almost €800 million spent on foreign development aid last year
All of this whilst Irish people live on the streets and yet they are bringing fake refugees more into Ireland!
In almost 20 years, the State has spent more than €1.3 billion on accommodation of asylum seekers, the vast majority going to private providers.
This year, officials estimate the bill could exceed €120 million – which would be the first time annual expenditure breaches the €100 million mark. Emergency accommodation, only ever meant as a stop-gap measure, is now costing €500,000 a week.
It’s not like the Government couldn’t see this coming. Over the past two decades, ideas have come and gone from floating hotels and canvas tents to the construction of purpose-built facilities on State-owned land. But now there are aggravating factors. A broader housing crisis means even as applicants succeed in securing refugee status, they are stuck in centres, while more people arrive to take their place.

In 20 years, Direct Provision has cost Ireland €1.3bn: Is there a better alternative?
Rising costs, demand and opposition make the future of accommodation problematic