Revealed: Sums paid for asylum accommodation in Kildare
Millions of euro has been paid to former hotels
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Millions of euro has been paid to former Kildare hotels which provide services to asylum seekers, new figures show.
A total of around €15m has been provided to companies operating the Eyre Powell Hotel in Newbridge between 2004 and 2018.
The value of Direct Provision contracts is not disclosed for the past two years to protect the commercial sensitivity of current arrangements.
The largest single amount paid to the operators of the Eyre Powell was €1.965,600 for a two-year contract between May 2004 and May 2006 when a capacity of 100 asylum seekers was registered at the venue.