1450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration what safeguards are in place to prevent incumbent advantage arising from the current operator’s transitional role at Citywest in any future tender for the long-term management contract; whether information barriers, conflict-of-interest declarations, independent procurement oversight or equal-treatment measures are in place; and if he…
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1451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration who has ultimate operational accountability for the wider Citywest IPAS campus where State-owned accommodation operates alongside privately owned or privately operated IPAS accommodation, including responsibility for safeguarding, security, complaints, fire safety, road access, public order incidents, emergency planning, local busines…
425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons subject to deportation orders currently residing in IPAS accommodation, broken down by year in which the deportation order was signed. [36356/26]
426. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time persons subject to deportation orders have remained in IPAS accommodation after the making of the deportation order. [36357/26]
427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department records the number of persons subject to deportation orders in IPAS accommodation who have legal proceedings, health grounds, family circumstances, or other factors delaying removal. [36358/26]
428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has a target timeframe for removing persons subject to deportation orders from IPAS accommodation where no legal or practical impediment to removal exists. [36359/26]
429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has estimated the annual accommodation cost of persons subject to deportation orders remaining in IPAS accommodation. [36360/26]
430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department intends to introduce routine reporting on the number of persons subject to deportation orders who remain in IPAS accommodation. [36361/26]
431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has assessed the policy implications of IPAS accommodation being occupied by persons subject to deportation orders while new international protection applicants require accommodation. [36362/26]
374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policy rationale for maintaining temporary protection supports, including accommodation supports, until March 2027; whether any alternative policy options were formally considered to taper supports earlier; and if he will provide details of such options. [33603/26]
375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether formal national criteria have been defined for determining, medically vulnerable status, the absence of safe housing in Ukraine for the purposes of continued eligibility for State supports; if so, to provide those criteria; and if not, the basis on which such determinations are made. [33604/26]
376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any verification, audit or assurance mechanisms are in place to assess claims relating to lack of safe housing in Ukraine; the body responsible for such oversight; and whether any audits or reviews have been conducted to date. [33605/26]
377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of temporary protection beneficiaries accommodated in private accommodation supported by the Accommodation Recognition Payment, State-contracted commercial accommodation, the modular or rapid-build housing; and the average annual cost per person within each category. [33606/26]
378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any formal assessment of housing availability, safety conditions, or regional stability in Ukraine for the purpose of informing Irish Government policy on return; and if so, to provide details of such assessments. [33611/26]
379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the consistency of support levels, accommodation provision, and financial assistance across different categories of protection applicants within the State; and if so, to provide details of such assessments. [33612/26]
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the proposed voluntary return scheme for beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine; the estimated total cost of the scheme based on projected uptake; and the policy analysis underpinning the proposed payment levels. [33608/26]
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the timing of the proposed voluntary return scheme has been aligned with the expected cessation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive in March 2027; and if so, to provide the policy basis for that alignment. [33610/26]
667. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of stay in IPAS accommodation for persons whose international protection application was finalised in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/26]
668. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently in IPAS accommodation whose application is at first-instance stage, appeal stage, permission-to-remain stage, deportation-order stage, or post-decision transition stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32918/26]
669. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS contracts currently above the average nightly contracted rate of €71; the number below that rate; and if he will provide the range of nightly rates currently paid, without identifying commercially sensitive providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32919/26]
670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the projected savings of over €83 million from the IPAS rate card model are cash savings already realised, annualised projected savings, or avoided future expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32920/26]
671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the figure of over €83 million in projected savings and the separate figure of over €90 million in savings from the IPAS rate card model refer to the same calculation; and if he will reconcile both figures. [32921/26]
672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for appeals before the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/26]
673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected number of cases on hand at the International Protection Appeals Tribunal at the end of 2026, 2027 and 2028 under current staffing and productivity assumptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32924/26]
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has estimated the accommodation cost attributable to delays at appeal stage in the international protection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32925/26]