1830. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to advise what will happen to residents (details supplied) once their time is up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19208/25]
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1848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if reports that a company that had applied for a contract to manage an IPAS facility at a site in Coolock (details supplied) has decided not to proceed with its application are accurate; if the State will now withdraw from the ongoing High Court case brought by persons seeking an injunction against the use of the sit…
1870. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to remarks made by An Taoiseach while in Washington DC regarding the Government's approach to IPAS centres (details supplied) that "we didn't want hotels, particularly the last hotel in a given town, to be used for housing asylum seekers,"; and how she intends to implement this in coming months. [19876/25…
1884. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the weekly and monthly IPAS statistic reports include homeless international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/25]
1885. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the precise criteria that must be fulfilled by a company or an organisation before it is awarded a contract to provide international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20239/25]
1886. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that it is possible for a company or an organisation with no prior experience in providing accommodation services to apply for and receive a departmental contract for the provision of international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20240/25]
1887. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of companies or organisations with no prior experience in providing accommodation services that have been awarded a departmental contract for the provision of international protection accommodation; the total value of these contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20241/25]
1937. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will carry out an investigation into the procurement process involved within his Departments decision to enter into a contract for IPAS accommodation with a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20777/25]
1938. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will carry out an investigation into the procurement process involved within his Departments decision to enter into a contract for IPAS accommodation with a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20778/25]
1948. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific measures now being implemented to improve community consultation, communication and integration of those proven to need international protection from the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21025/25]
1954. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on proposed plans for an International Protection Accommodation Service Centre in a location (details supplied); and how he plans to address the lack of community consultation on the matter. [7892/25]
1960. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if buildings being used for IPAS have to meet up-to-date fire and building regulations before they are occupied. [21061/25]
1963. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of IPAS centres operating in the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21168/25]
340. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department is considering using a hotel (details supplied) in County Wexford for the provision of accommodation to international protection applicants taking into account that this is the only hotel inside the town area and is surrounded by areas categorised by Pobal as disadvantaged and very disadvantaged ar…
223. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the 2025 rounds of the International Protection Fund, the National Integration Fund and the Community Integration Fund will each be opened for applications; the amounts that will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17818/25]
240. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of emergency reception and orientation centres currently operated by IPAS; the capacity and current occupancy of each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/25]
240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if her Department has or intend to undertake a capacity audit of IPAS accommodation services to assess if they can meet the demands of faster case processing and potential increases in refusal decisions; …
243. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, when her Department intends to publish the list of proposed or approved locations for the new State-run international protection reception centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [160…
244. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the factors being used to determine the suitability of these locations, including access to health, education and public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16055/25…
247. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if it is the intention of her Department to introduce a formal community consultation protocol in advance of opening the new State-run reception and future emergency accommodation centres, in order to…
248. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline specific resources being allocated to local authorities and community safety partnerships to manage tensions and support integration where new reception centres are planned; and if she will…
251. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS centres currently licensed by his Department, disaggregated by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15900/25]
625. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a case of Syrian refugees in Jordan who have Irish resettlement papers and are at risk of being deported back to Syria; if his Department will take any action on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14996/25]
626. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals who had their reception conditions amended and IPAS accommodation withdrawn in 2024; the number who requested a review of the decision to amend their reception conditions; the outcomes of those reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15001/25]
627. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals to whom IPAS is currently providing amended reception conditions having withdrawn IPAS accommodation; the number of those who have requested a review of the decision to amend their reception conditions, excluding those who are unaccommodated on arrival; and if she will make a statement on the…