553. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants currently undergoing an age-assessment process; and the number whose age remains disputed for each of the past five years and as of 1 October 2026. [72148/26]
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555. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual cost associated with supports provided to persons who claimed to be minors but were subsequently determined not to be minors, including accommodation, education and social supports, in each of the past five years. [72146/26]
559. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether administrative, civil or criminal consequences arise where an international protection applicant is found to have misrepresented their age by claiming to be a minor, when subsequently determined not to be; and if so, the number and nature of such consequences, in each of the past five years. [72144/26]
560. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who claimed to be minors but were subsequently determined not to be minors and who, prior to that determination, were enrolled in second-level education in each of the past five years, broken down by year. [72125/26]
561. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for international protection who claimed to be under 18 years of age on arrival in the State but who were subsequently determined not to be minors in each of the past five years, broken down by year. [72124/26]
396. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used in the procurement process that resulted in the appointment of an organisation (details supplied) as the representative service for unaccompanied children seeking international protection under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; the weighting assigned to experience in child protection, childcare services and internatio…
397. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an independent evaluation will be conducted of the six-month pilot contract awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of representative services to unaccompanied children seeking international protection; the safeguards in place to ensure the rights and welfare of these children are protected; and if he wi…
398. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the qualifications, training and child protection experience required of personnel engaged by an organisation (details supplied) to represent unaccompanied minors arriving at ports and airports; the number of staff that have been recruited for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54316/26]
34. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unaccompanied minors who arrived in the State in 2025 seeking international protection. [20844/26]
714. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to supply a comprehensive list of documentation required for a minor travelling on their own seeking re-entry to Ireland (details supplied). [61079/25]
715. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department no longer issues permission to return letters for unaccompanied minors returning to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61080/25]
716. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that a Stamp 3 issued to a minor is not reissued each year; if his Department accepts that a minor child remains under the updated permission of their parent’s residence status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61081/25]