On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the issue of Direct Provision in Ireland.
Together they look at the most pressing issues faced by people within the system, why the system has remained in place for so long, and how it might be changed in the months ahead.
Fiona Finn, CEO of the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre (NASC)
Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council
Ellie Kisyombe, Direct Provision Activist & former Soc Dem Local Election Candidate for Dublin North Inner City
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