Deputies Brady and McConalogue have similar questions but they must keep them short.

I am deeply concerned that rather than trying to dismantle the shameful direct provision system, the Government is seeking to expand it and open a direct provision centre in Wicklow town. It must be remembered that Fianna Fáil created and established the direct provision system. It was meant to be on a temporary basis for up to six months for people seeking international protection and asylum. The Taoiseach will be aware that all the NGOs representing asylum seekers have voiced serious and deep concerns about direct provision.

Time is short and Deputies should think of their colleagues. We are going to move on. We are running out of time.

There are concerns about the use of the hotel in Wicklow town. I understand that there is an accommodation crisis for people seeking international protection but there are serious issues regarding direct provision. Does the Taoiseach share the concerns of those NGOs and are there going to be changes and a move away from the shameful use of what are described as the Magdalene laundries of our day?

I appeal to Deputies to think of their colleagues. Our time is limited. Deputy McConalogue has a similar question.

My question is for the Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton. It is in respect of the decision the Government is making on opening a reception centre in Moville, County Donegal. Will the Ministers and the Taoiseach ensure that there is consultation with the local community in advance of any final decision to proceed? I do not think it is the right way to go about things where such an important decision is made without involving the community that is being asked to welcome people in and to ensure they are well catered for.

Hear, hear.

In the context of Moville, the proposal is to open a 100-person reception centre in a town that has a population of 1,500. There are two aspects to this, namely, the capacity of the town to cater for 100 additional people and the capacity of a 50-bed hotel to cater, in an appropriate manner, for up to 100 people.

I understand that colleagues here have concerns about these announcements. This year, we expect 3,500 applications for asylum. Last year, there were 3,000.

Asylum seekers are offered places and nobody is herded anywhere. Asylum seekers are free to take up places or not, as they wish. They are offered accommodation, food, warmth, a shower, etc.

We also had the Mr. Justice McMahon report on conditions, which included 173 recommendations to improve the accommodation systems, 98% of which have been fully or partially implemented. The Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman also visit the centres, listen to the people living there and take complaints.

If anybody has a better way of doing this, let him or her please tell me what it is because I have not heard it to date. Asylum seekers are guaranteed a bed, a shower and food, tonight or when they come to Ireland in these accommodation centres. We do not want people on the streets. That is the alternative, unless the Deputies can come up with something better.