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Direct provision
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<p>Direct provision is a system of <a href="/facts/Asylum_seeker/xwUmJPjw">asylum seeker</a> accommodation used in the <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Republic of Ireland</a>. It has been criticised by human rights organisations as illegal, inhuman and degrading. Operated by the <a href="/facts/International_Protection_Accommodation_Services/f3wkpGfJ">International Protection Accommodation Services</a> of the <a href="/facts/Department_of_Children%2c_Disability_and_Equality/CIyulT4P">Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth</a>, it provides international protection applicants with accommodation and a small allowance. International protection applicants in direct provision are usually entitled to state-funded medical care, and children have full mainstream access to the education system. </p>