State paid €43.5m to eight direct provision operators in 2016
Avoca owner Aramark paid €5.2m for three centres in which 850 asylum seekers live
State paid private firms €60m to house asylum seekers last year
Campaigners say direct provision system causes suffering and wastes State resources
Senators lend support to refugee council’s day of action
‘State-sanctioned scandal’ looming, Senator warns
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