588. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted international protection status, that is, refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to remain, in each of the past ten years, who were nationals of countries designated as safe countries of origin at the time of their application; the countries concerned; and the number granted status from each…
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589. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted international protection status, refugee status or subsidiary protection in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [72461/26]
6. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains records of security expenditure on a centre-by-centre basis in respect of all International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, accommodation centres; and, if so, the name and location of each centre, the security provider engaged, and the total amount spent on security services at each centre for each o…
444. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure incurred by the State on emergency accommodation for international protection applicants in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; and the average cost per person accommodated. [69798/26]
445. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of active contracts currently held by the State for the provision of emergency accommodation for international protection applicants; the number of individual providers involved; and the county location of each accommodation centre. [69799/26]
446. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ten largest providers of emergency accommodation for international protection applicants currently contracted by the State; and the value of payments made to each provider in 2025 and to date in 2026. [69800/26]
508. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of international protection applicants who had reckonable earnings, and made PRSI contributions in each of the years since 2020, according to the Revenue Commissioners and his Departments records. [68310/26]
550. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of residents of International Protection Accommodation Service IPAS accommodation who have been victims of fatal violent incidents while residing in such accommodation since 2015; the number of incidents in each centre. [68317/26]
551. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deaths of residents in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation that were recorded as homicides, suspected homicides, murders, manslaughters or deaths arising from criminal acts since 2015 and the location and date of each incident. [68321/26]
553. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of residents accommodated in International Protection Accommodation Service centres who have died as a result of homicide or murder while residing in State-provided international protection accommodation; and to provide a breakdown by year, accommodation centre, age, sex and nationality of the deceased. [68323/26]
559. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure on accommodation contracts for IPAS centres in each of the past ten years; and the estimated proportion attributable to security services. [68388/26]
560. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether accommodation providers are required to disclose security expenditure as part of their contracts with the State; and, if not, whether he intends to introduce such a requirement. [68387/26]
561. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason security expenditure at a centre (details supplied) increased to €1.3 million in 2025 despite the centre being unoccupied; and if he will provide a breakdown of staffing, guarding hours and other security costs. [68386/26]
562. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the names of the security providers currently engaged at River Lodge, Newtownmountkennedy and the Midlands Accommodation Centre, Lissywollen; and the procurement process used to appoint those providers and the value and duration of each contract. [68385/26]
593. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accommodation centres contracted by the State for the provision of accommodation to International Protection applicants that, on 31 December of each year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive, had no residents accommodated in the centre; the name and location of each such centre; the value of the contract in place for each centre…
594. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the twenty accommodation providers that received the highest payments under IPAS contracts in 2025; the amount paid to each provider; the number of centres operated by each provider; and the county location of each centre. [68747/26]
595. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department holds a breakdown of accommodation costs and security costs for IPAS centres; if so, the breakdown; and if not, the reason expenditure is not separately recorded. [68746/26]
596. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount paid by the State to each IPAS accommodation centre in 2025, broken down by centre name, county and accommodation provider. [68745/26]
597. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the name, county, operator and accommodation provider of each centre currently under contract with the International Protection Accommodation Service; the maximum annual contract value of each contract; and the amount paid to each provider in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [68744/26]
598. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount expended by the State on contracts for accommodation centres used by the International Protection Accommodation Service that had no residents in occupation for periods exceeding three months in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by centre and county. [68743/26]
602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation centres in each county as of 1 September 2026; the maximum contracted capacity of each centre; the current occupancy of each centre; and the accommodation provider operating each facility. [68748/26]
125. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who are currently employed in the State; whether his Department collects or has access to data on the employment status of persons residing in IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67247/26]
527. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applications determined at first instance in each year from 2020 to date in 2026; and the number and percentage refused in each year. [52967/26]
528. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants refused international protection at first instance who subsequently secured refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to remain on appeal in each year from 2020 to date in 2026. [52968/26]
529. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants from designated safe countries of origin who were granted international protection or permission to remain in each year from 2020 to date in 2026, by nationality. [52969/26]