27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanism by which it is ensured that unaccompanied minors seeking international protection are not accommodated alongside those for whom age has not been verified. [47499/26]
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495. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality of the 293 international protection applicants that were 'deemed ineligible' for Tusla's services between 2022 and 2025, the number that were later determined to be 'eligible' following a subsequent assessment; the mean or median time that this cohort spent awaiting a second assessment; where they were accommodated while awaiting; and if…
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanism by which it is ensured that unaccompanied minors seeking international protection are not accommodated alongside those for whom age has not been verified. [28423/26]
151. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the duration of the lease on an IPAS centre (details supplied); if she intends to renew this lease once lapsed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21309/25]
152. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an IPAS centre (details supplied) which is not fire-safety compliant; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21310/25]
102. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason her Department proceeded to issue a contract and relocate IPAS residents into an IPAS centre (details supplied). [20810/25]
104. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the signing of a contract for IPAS accommodation at a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20502/25]
107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide detail on contractual changes that are likely to happen across 2025 in terms of the provision of accommodation for international protection applicants and beneficiaries of temporary protection in County Clare; specifically, if it is her Department’s intention to acquire new properties or to termin…
112. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify details on the awarding of a contract to a company (details supplied) for an IPAS centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20785/25]
118. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will put plans to provide an IPAS centre in a facility (details supplied) on hold to allow for engagement with the local community; if she can provide clarity on the future of the current Ukrainian residents of the hotel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20782/25]
122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any reviews carried out, sought or received by her Department, into contracts for international protection accommodation centres in the past five years; if any value for money reviews were carried out into contracts for the provision of IPAS centres in the past five years; and if she will make a stateme…
130. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding a recently signed IPAS centre contract (details supplied), if she will clarify the due diligence performed regarding the ownership of the centre. [20809/25]
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth given the HIQA overview report on the first year of inspecting international protection accommodation centres, published on 5 March 2025, found that 56% of centres inspected did not have effective governance and management arrangements in place, had poor, or no, reporting systems, and that 35% of staff across the cent…
1770. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21133/25]
1771. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the medical facilities available to residents in IPAS centres; if medical care is provided on site; in the case of minor medical issues, the provisions in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21134/25]
1772. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times ambulances have been called to an IPAS centre nationally in the past five years, by year and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21135/25]
1773. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21136/25]
1774. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of residents that have died in IPAS centres nationally in the past five years, by year, location and cause of death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21137/25]
1775. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21138/25]
1776. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of IPAS residents that have been hospitalised in the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21141/25]
1777. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people working directly or indirectly in IPAS centres across the country, by role, centre location and the status of this employment (full- or part-time), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21176/25]
1781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS centres are permitted to take on private renters or offer accommodation to other non-IPAS residents. [18514/25]
1791. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the existing occupancy of all IPAS accommodation for international protection applicants; the current capacity of same, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18609/25]
1796. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an IPAS centre will be opened at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18738/25]
1826. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail, on a monthly basis, the number of incidents that have been recorded at all IPAS centres in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 under the following headings: violence towards staff, violence towards residents, physical altercations, threats to kill or threats of violence towards staff, threats to kill or threats of …