790. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of failed international protection applicants currently remaining in the State with appeals or judicial reviews pending; the annual cost of accommodation and supports for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38958/26]
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793. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of supports and accommodations for international protection applicants in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/26]
815. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in connection with the State's use, acquisition or operation of a centre (details supplied), any issues have arisen regarding access rights, legal title, easements, wayleaves, licences, council-owned access strips, public road status, Roads Act procedures, or Section 183 disposals relating to lands or roads serving the ca…
816. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Office of Public Works (OPW) has carried out, commissioned, received or relied upon any due diligence concerning title, mapping, access arrangements, easements, wayleaves, road status, Section 183 procedures,
Roads Act compliance, or land transfers in relation to a centre (details supplied) since 1 January 2023;…
879. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if in the context of reforming the accommodation system for displaced Ukrainians compassionate consideration will be given to elderly and disabled persons; to mothers of very young children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40192/26]
880. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to a repatriation scheme for Ukrainian citizens; if so, if particular attention will be paid to the question of Ukrainian citizens returning to Russian occupied areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40193/26]
289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's clear and time-bound exit strategy for the reduction in the use of former visitor accommodation providers for the provision of temporary International Protection Accommodation Services, and specifically the exit strategy in respect of the continued use of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statemen…
290. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of his Department's justification for the renewal of the contract for IPAS accommodation at a facility (details supplied); the current and projected demand for IPAS accommodation in the Drogheda and wider region; the performance of the accommodation provider under the existing contract; the provider's comp…
197. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for formally designating a facility (details supplied) as a permanent International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) facility;if such a designation will bring the facility under the statutory remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and other independent inspection bodies to ensure rigorous o…
199. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the legal and policy rationale for requesting a change of use exemption (details supplied); the reason this exemption is being requested for a privately owned facility; the way in which his Department justifies applying the same planning approach to this site as the State-linked Citywest Reception Centre; the intended …
200. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to monitor the practice of asylum seekers visiting their country of origin from which they supposedly fled as a result of persecution and then returning to Ireland; his views on such conduct; whether it should be prohibited by law or result in asylum status being revoked or applications refused; and t…
202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of his review into the contract between his Department and a facility (details supplied) for the provision of IPAS accommodation in light of the lack of planning; if he has reviewed that position with regard to insurance to ensure that the property is fully insured for this activity considering it has no planning to provi…
714. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person applying for international protection must include details of any transmissible diseases they may be living with, such as HIV, or tuberculosis, in their application for international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36548/26]
715. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances from 2019 to date where a person applying for international protection has included details on of any transmissible diseases they may have been living with or were being treated for, such as HIV, or tuberculosis, in their application for international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
717. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount expended in respect of overtime to Gardaí to provide security at Shannon Airport in 2026, 2025 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36626/26]
723. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports that are currently in place and provided by his Department or agencies within his Department to support BOTPs and Ukrainian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36892/26]
725. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an IPAS centre (details supplied) where residents have been without access to fridges for a number of weeks; the steps his Department will take to resolve this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36918/26]
733. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals who presented as unaccompanied minors between 2023 and 2025 and were referred to Tusla by the International Protection Office, but were initially deemed ineligible for services under the Child Care Acts and accommodated within the IPAS system; and of those cases, the number that were subsequently re-asse…
741. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and emergency protocols in place at a facility for handling medical or psychiatric emergencies involving residents; whether he is aware of an incident on 9 May 2026 (details supplied) and reports that centre security claimed no responsibility for the individual's welfare once th…
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the preparations that have been made for the ending of the temporary protection directive in March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35912/26]
26. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has an estimated projected savings for the State under the new TARA system for IPAS applicant sorting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35771/26]
39. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how the new TARA system for IPAS applicant sorting will work; and how long an applicant's process will take under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/26]
41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the impact on the international protection system of withdrawing temporary protection from Ukrainians living in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35790/26]
69. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the practice of his Department purchasing residential units for the purpose of accommodating international protection applicants (details supplied); when this practice began; the number of properties in his Department’s portfolio; the number of IP applicants currently accommodated in such accommodation; and i…
77. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the progress being made to reduce the processing times for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34695/26]