2171. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans by his Department or requests made to his Department to operate a named location (details supplied) as a site for the provision of International protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26995/26]
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2172. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans by his Department or requests made to his Department to operate a location (details supplied) as a site for the provision of international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/26]
5. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracts issued to hotels and-or guest houses to accommodate Ukrainian people, including the total number of beds, by county, at end of both February 2025 and February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20884/26]
24. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the inspection process for IPAS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20878/26]
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his future plans for accommodation centres, providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection applications in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/26]
30. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on accommodation for those seeking international protection in County Mayo in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20108/26]
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his intention to initiate a full look back review regarding value for money and due diligence in respect of contracts for accommodation for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/26]
368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that all international protection accommodation, including short-terms and emergency accommodation, is inspected and highest standards of care provided for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21367/26]
1248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a period of residence as an international protection applicant under the International Protection Act 2015 is or has been reckonable in an application for naturalisation. [18385/26]
1277. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 3 March 2026 regarding the designation of Britain as a safe third country, given that section 220 of the International Protection Bill 2026 requires the Minister to be satisfied that any proposed safe third country fully meets EU law standards, particularly in relation to non refoulement, a…
1294. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the tendering process related to the operation of the contribution charging model for IPAS residents in employment or self-employment; the expected cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19044/26]
1310. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to ensure international protection applicants are provided with accommodation so they are not forced to sleep rough, especially if deportation orders have been granted or deportation is pending and appeals are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19300/26]
1349. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he plans to expand the use of a premises (details supplied), as a centre under the international protection accommodation services; and if so, for details of the scope and nature of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20082/26]
1350. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he or any other Government Department, or State agency has plans, whether at discussion stage or already agreed, to purchase a premises (details supplied), for use as a centre under the international protection accommodation services; and if so, for details of the rationale behind such a decision; and if he will make a statem…
1351. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants currently residing at a premises (details supplied); the expected duration of their accommodation at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20084/26]
1352. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and processes being used to assess the suitability of a premises (details supplied), for expanded use as an IPAS centre, including any assessments of its capacity to accommodate additional applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20085/26]
1353. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any agreements or contractual arrangements have been entered into between his Department and the owners or developers of a premises (details supplied), for its redevelopment or long-term operation as an IPAS centre; and if so, for details of the terms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20086/26]
1354. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the effects of expanding IPAS accommodation at a premises (details supplied) on the surrounding communities; if so, for details of when and how its findings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20087/26]
1374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the governance arrangements within his Department and within the International Protection Accommodation Service for monitoring expenditure on the transport of international protection applicants between ports of entry, the International Protection Office, and accommodation centres; whether annual expenditure ceilings or budget control…
1375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport services used for the transfer of international protection applicants to accommodation centres are procured through national public procurement frameworks, individual accommodation centre service contracts, or other arrangements; the number of transport providers engaged for this purpose since 2021; and if he will ma…
1376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or the International Protection Accommodation Service records the number of international protection applicants transported between ports of entry, the International Protection Office, and accommodation centres each year; and if such data is not recorded, whether the Department intends to introduce a monitoring …
1377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the average cost per person associated with transporting international protection applicants within the International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/26]
1378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport costs associated with the movement of international protection applicants are included as separate line items within accommodation centre contracts funded by the State; and whether the Department holds aggregate data on these transport costs across the International Protection Accommodation Service system. [20386/26]
1379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport expenditure associated with the movement of international protection applicants within the International Protection Accommodation Service system is reported separately in departmental accounts or programme expenditure reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20387/26]
1380. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether transport expenditure within the International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation system has been subject to internal audit, value-for-money review, or examination by the Comptroller and Auditor General within the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20388/26]