RIA Accommodation Centres
Geographical Dispersal of RIA Centres
Breakdown of Reception and Accommodation Centres
At the end of October 2011, the RIA accommodation portfolio was comprised of a total of 39 centres, with a contracted capacity of around 6,000. These centres were:
1 Reception Centre, located in Dublin.
35 Accommodation Centres.
2 Self Catering Centres, located in Dublin and Co. Louth.
1 AC12 Centre located in Dublin.
RIA Centres are located in 17 Counties.
(The term 'AC12' is shorthand for the twelve 2004 & 2007 EU Accession States. RIA has a role in assisting with the voluntary return home of destitute nationals from these countries. They are accommodated by RIA for a short period in our 'AC12' Centre prior to their departure home. This cohort are not asylum seekers in the Direct Provision system.)
Of those centres in the RIA portfolio, only three were built ("system built") for the express purpose of accommodating asylum seekers. The majority of the portfolio comprises buildings which had a different initial purpose i.e. former hotels, guesthouses (B&B), hostels, former convents / nursing Homes, a holiday camp and a mobile home site.
The mobile home site is located in Athlone and the "system built" centres are:
-Knockalisheen, Co. Clare (State-owned);
-Kinsale Road, Cork City (State-owned);
-Balseskin, Co Dublin;
The seven state-owned centres are:
-Knockalisheen, Co. Clare;
-Kinsale Road, Cork City;
-Atlas House, Killarney;
-Atlas House, Tralee;
-Johnston Marina, Tralee;
-Park Lodge , Killarney;
-Athlone.
Photographs of Typical RIA Accommodation Centres (PDF - 942KB)