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Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
131. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any further plans for the development of IPAS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6933/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
132. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria by which a particular building or location is assessed and selected as being suitable for use as an IPAS centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6934/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
133. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres operating in the country in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons accommodated in IPAS centres, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently living in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons that have been accommodated in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive since this scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons accommodated in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive which have since formally left the State and withdrawn from this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
140. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; the breakdown of the number of people living in each centre, by gender, nationality and whether they are adults or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6947/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants in Ireland, by the country the applicants are from, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been granted international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status in 2023, 2024 and 2025, that are currently under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that are currently awaiting a decision on whether they have been granted international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average length of time an international protection applicant had to wait to get a decision on their application in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of staff that are employed in the international protection office, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6955/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the financial cost of operating the international protection office in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6956/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/26]
Joe Neville Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
177. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department ensures there is value-for-money for the State in IPAS contracts given the rising costs and continuing capacity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6179/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the development of Thornton Hall for international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5365/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
724. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median processing time for international protection applications concluded in 2025, as reported by the International Protection Office. [5688/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
728. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have applied for international protection from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025; of the people who have made their applications in that period, the number who have received a decision in the first instance or separately on appeal; the number who have received a protection status or leave to remain; …
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
729. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those people who have applied for international protection between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024 have received a final decision within a 12-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5854/26]