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Mon 05 May 2008Numbers of asylum seekers in hostels growing
ALMOST HALF of all applicants for refugee status currently living in "direct provision" housing have been in the asylum process for more than two years, new figures reveal.
Statistics obtained by The Irish Timesalso show that the number of people living in the State's "direct provision" accommodation is some 30 per cent higher than at the same point in 2006, despite an annual decline in asylum claims.
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