586. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene to ensure that a Palestinian asylum seeker (details supplied) is appropriately housed in line with the Government's obligations as clarified by a judge in April 2023, including the requirement to provide basic hygiene conditions, and in light of the individual's particular health needs with respect to acce…
Topics / Asylum Seekers
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAsylum Seekers
71 questions from 19 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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71 written, 0 oral
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TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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472. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28859/25]
473. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the-end to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28874/25]
476. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the projected number of asylum seekers which the state will be required to take under the solidarity mechanism of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact in each year from June 2026 to 2031; the projected financial contribution which the state will be required to make if it is not in a position to take these asylum seekers from 2026 to 2031, in tabular form; and if he w…
133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if there are currently any plans to open accommodation for refugees or asylum seekers on the grounds of St. Davnet's Hospital Campus, Rooskey, Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/25]
1783. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of hotel rooms which are currently being occupied by asylum seekers and being paid for by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18523/25]
110. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the full range of supports that his Department provides to Ukrainian war refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14459/25]
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a building under renovation at a location (details supplied) has been assigned to IPAS or will be assigned to IPAS for the purpose of accommodating asylum seekers. [13037/25]
624. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times EURODAC has been used for each of the past five years. [7140/25]
641. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a person (details supplied). [7367/25]
569. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department is developing any proposals to assist in the relocation of Palestinian citizens to Ireland; if so, if he has met with any Palestinian officials to discuss this matter; if he is developing any proposals to offer a bespoke asylum process for Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6153/25]
658. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding her Department has applied for and received through the asylum, migration and integration fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6029/25]
509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reintroduce the policy of community consultation for the location of accommodation for people who are applying for asylum in Ireland (details supplied). [4538/25]
529. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of buildings that have been purchased by the State to house persons applying for asylum since the scheme was announced in March 2024; the number of these buildings that have been put into use; and when the other buildings purchased will be put to use. [4178/25]
530. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a unit in Kells Business Park has been earmarked for accommodating persons applying for asylum. [4179/25]
962. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection and residents in direct provision in terms of previous usage, hospitality, nursing homes, State buildings, and so on, in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the number of t…
963. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost of accommodating international protection applicants, residents in direct provision and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, and the highest rate across all of these location types in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2669/25]
964. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost of accommodating international protection applicants, residents in direct provision and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, and the highest rate across all of these location types in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
1084. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide therapeutic support for child asylum seekers and refugees coming from war zones including Gaza. [2326/25]
997. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the work her Department is conducting with respect to implementing the EU Asylum and Migration Pact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1187/25]
1272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an issue (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1647/25]