Nasc’s Research on Direct Provision Project

Nasc has completed and published independent research amongst asylum seekers in Direct Provision in Cork city and county in order to document in their own words. This research document was launched in April 2008.

Available to download here (463KB).

The research identifies the key issues for asylum seekers in relation to living in Direct Provision accommodation in the Cork City and County area, including a consideration of:

• The influence of length of time living in Direct Provision Centres on their experiences
• The influence of other variables, such as for example, family status, age, gender, cultural background, on experiences of living in DP Centres
• To what extent are the particular needs of families, parents, people with disabilities and children being met in the Direct Provision Accommodation system.
• If the centre is in rural/urban does this make a difference?
• To allow people in the system an opportunity to identify and propose solutions to problems in relation to living in DP Centres

We wish to bring this research to bear on joint initiatives with other organisations and networks around the country and working together we wish to bring findings to the attention of policy makers in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in particular the Reception and Integration Agency and the Office of the Refugee Applications Commission.

We will make these findings known to politicians, policy makers with a view to influencing policy at national and local level.

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