93. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents reported in International Protection Accommodation Service centres for each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown of these incidents by the nature of the incident and the centre in which they occurred, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68149/25]
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394. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a company is currently operating an International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centre, either at a location (details supplied), or at any other location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67321/25]
431. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of residents in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres in Mayo; the number who have received status and require transition to community housing or other alternative types of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67934/25]
432. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of any agreements or arrangements in place with Mayo County Council which identifies residents granted status in IPAS centres and left in emergency accommodation due to the shortage of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67935/25]
433. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS residents in Mayo which are expected to move onto the local social housing waiting list in 2025–2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67936/25]
664. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has any plans for IPAS accommodation at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65863/25]
665. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for details of any agreements or contractual arrangements entered into with a developer in relation to a proposed housing development (detail supplied), specifically regarding its potential use as temporary accommodation for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65864/25]
524. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address difficulties faced by residents of County Mayo in securing first-time immigration registration appointments following the centralisation of services to the Dublin Burgh Quay office in January 2025; if he is aware that prior to this change, appointments were available locally at Garda stations such as Ballyhaunis; th…
752. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of non-national individuals who have entered the State who have a previous criminal conviction. [63093/25]
753. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he takes to identify individuals entering the State to ensure a thorough background check is being carried out. [63094/25]
754. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process which is carried out to confirm the identity of an individual who enters the State without identification. [63095/25]
385. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62676/25]
15. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has raised the implications of the proposed EU legislation on hate speech at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/25]
283. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the average custodial sentence imposed in cases of child sexual abuse over the past five years; and the number and proportion of such convictions in which part or all of the sentence was suspended. [54166/25]
284. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the average sentence handed down in rape convictions over the past five years; and the number of convictions in which a portion of the sentence was suspended. [54167/25]
118. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has plans for an IPAS centre in a facility (details supplied). [50699/25]
119. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and processes being used to assess the suitability of a property (details supplied) as an IPAS centre. [50700/25]
120. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is in negotiations to use a facility (details supplied) as accommodation for asylum seekers. [50701/25]
121. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is seeking to change the use of a facility (details supplied) from accommodation for refugees to asylum seekers. [50702/25]
485. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider introducing a fee waiver for older applicants for Irish citizenship, as an elderly constituent, who has lived in Ireland for the past 41 years but is of English nationality, cannot afford to access an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50280/25]
818. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of join family category A applications with Irish citizen sponsors, which have been approved or rejected since June 2024. [47799/25]
819. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in processing the backlog of applications under join family category A applications. [47800/25]
820. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when applications from June 2024 under join family category A visas will be processed. [47801/25]
1459. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his long-term plans for persons currently residing in Ireland under the temporary protection directive; if he will provide clarity on the current timeline for reviewing their status, including what is expected to happen to these persons upon the expiration or extension of their protection arrangements (details supplied); and if he wi…
1487. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for confirmation of whether his Department has any plans for an IPAS centre in a location (details supplied). [44987/25]