Almost 1,400 men, women and children are currently living in Direct Provision here while their applications are processed.
Asylum seekers and former residents are to gather for a conference in Dublin today with the theme 'Towards a more humane asylum process'.
Interested in the national #MASIConference 5 Oct? Read @sashadbrown1's blog about the history of @masi_asylum resistance to Direct Provision. It includes the programme for this fabulous conference. See you 11am, Liberty Hall TOMORROW!https://t.co/uvB0nEa1Su @Maynoothgeog
— Karen Till (@karenetill) October 4, 2019
Earlier this week, a developer withdrew his application to turn a hotel in Oughterard in Galway into a Direct Provision centre.
Locals had been protesting at the site for weeks, calling the centres inhumane.
Former resident Lucky Khambule says the system doesn't help asylum seekers move on with their lives, and it needs to end.
