357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and process used by his Department in assessing applications to the voluntary return programme; and the grounds on which applications are refused. [52772/25]
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358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has commissioned or received any independent evaluations or audits of the effectiveness of the voluntary return programme since its introduction in 2009; and if so, to make such reports publicly available. [52773/25]
359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost per successful voluntary return in each of the past five years, including both grant support and administrative overheads, and to provide a comparison with the estimated cost of enforced deportations in the same period. [52774/25]
360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the top ten countries of nationality of those availing of the voluntary return programme in each of the past five years; and the number of returns for each nationality. [52775/25]
361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit to publishing an annual statistical report on the voluntary return programme, setting out in anonymised form the number of applicants, approvals, refusals, grant levels, nationalities involved, and overall expenditure. [52776/25]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards currently in place within the International Protection Office to detect coached or rehearsed asylum claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52782/25]
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applications since 2020 that have been refused, withdrawn, or deemed in admissible following concerns about fabricated, coached, or inconsistent testimony; if he will provide this data on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52783/25]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the nature of the training provided to International Protection Office caseworkers in order to identify coached or scripted interview responses; and if he is satisfied that these procedures are adequate. [52784/25]
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has identified the circulation of coaching documents, interview scripts, or similar materials for asylum applicants; the steps taken when such documents are discovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52785/25]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the penalties or consequences for applicants who knowingly submit false or coached claims; and whether he intends to strengthen such measures to safeguard the integrity of the asylum system. [52786/25]
116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a list of all properties currently owned, leased, or otherwise used by an organisation (details supplied) or by any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, for the purpose of providing accommodation under contracts or funding arrangements with his Department, including through the International Protection Accommodation Services; and to …
117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the total value of contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied), or to any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, for the provision of accommodation under the International Protection Accommodation Services, by year from 2020 to date in 2025; and to outline whether these contracts were awarded by open tender, direct a…
118. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the number of inspections or compliance checks carried out by his Department or its agents at properties operated by an organisation (details supplied), or its subsidiaries or affiliates, under IPAS contracts in each of the past three years; the number of deficiencies or breaches recorded; and the corrective actions required…
119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the due diligence procedures undertaken by his Department before entering into contracts with an organisation (details supplied), or its subsidiaries or affiliates, including checks on beneficial ownership, financial standing, and capacity to deliver accommodation in line with contractual standards. [52227/25]
120. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and nature of complaints received by his Department, or by agencies reporting to it, in respect of accommodation operated by an organisation (details supplied), or its subsidiaries or affiliates, under IPAS contracts in each of the past three years; and to outline the steps taken by his Department to address such complaints,…
129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has carried out an assessment of the potential impact on migration into the State of the proposed introduction of mandatory digital identity cards for workers in the United Kingdom; and if he will publish the details of same [52412/25]
130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if contingency planning has been undertaken by his Department to address the risk of increased irregular migration into the State via the land border with Northern Ireland arising from changes in UK immigration enforcement policy; and if he will set out the measures considered. [52413/25]
131. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has consulted with the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade regarding the diplomatic and legal implications for Ireland of potential secondary migration flows into the State following UK immigration policy changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52415/25]
132. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has directed his officials to develop protocols with the Police Service of Northern Ireland to monitor and address irregular migration across the land border arising from prospective changes in UK immigration enforcement; and if he will outline those protocols. [52416/25]
133. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has commissioned any legal analysis on the compatibility of existing Common Travel Area arrangements with the introduction of mandatory digital identity cards in the UK; and if he will publish that legal advice. [52417/25]
134. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of any interdepartmental discussions his Department has held with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, regarding the possible impact on asylum accommodation and welfare services of migration pressures linked to UK immigration reforms. [52418/25]
135. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he intends to seek support or assistance at European Union level in the event that the State experiences a disproportionate increase in asylum or migration applications as a result of UK policy changes; and if he will set out the form such support might take. [52419/25]
136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has updated its risk assessments of international protection applications to account for the likelihood of individuals relocating from the United Kingdom into this jurisdiction in anticipation of stricter UK immigration enforcement; and if he will provide the findings. [52420/25]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will report to Dáil Éireann on the preparedness of the State’s immigration, border management and asylum systems to address any displacement of irregular migrants from the UK to Ireland following the introduction of mandatory digital identity cards in Britain. [52421/25]
670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional Gardaí assigned to Cork city and county since January 2024, by station. [51164/25]