Direct Provision System

1360. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deaths that occurred in direct provision for each of the past 20 years; and the ages of those who passed while in direct provision. [42481/26]

1446. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any engagement that he or his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to their call to bring an end to the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44007/26]

1447. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any engagement that he or his Department has had with NGOs or charities in relation to their calls to bring an end to the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44008/26]

1448. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm receipt of a formal submission by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to their proposals to bring an end to the direct provision system; if a response will be issued to this submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44009/26]

792. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted an assessment of the impact of large-scale direct provision centres on local Garda resources and community cohesion in rural towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38960/26]

1996. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost incurred by the State in opening, closing, reopening and now again closing an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/26]

1997. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs involved in closing a facility on two previous occasions, including any contractual penalties, demobilisation costs or reinstatement works required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24255/26]

1998. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs associated with opening and reopening a facility (details supplied) on two previous occasions and any further expenditure now arising from the decision to close the centre again in view of the significant decline in new arrivals from Ukraine seeking State accommodation since the beginning of 2026; and…

1999. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cumulative cost to the Exchequer arising from decisions to close a centre (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure greater certainty, planning and cost control in the provision of temporary accommodation centres going forward If the minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

2027. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration will be given to repurposing an accommodation centre (details supplied), previously used for Ukrainian temporary protection accommodation, for alternative urgent housing needs, specifically for the provision of temporary accommodation for persons experiencing homelessness and for essential key …

2156. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of 18-30-year-olds, per county that have been granted leave to remain that are currently residing in a direct provision centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26537/26]

123. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding letters issued to people residing in direct provision centres giving them dates by which they have to leave or be moved to another centre, the current criteria for issuing such letters; the number of such letters issued to date; the number of people who have been moved on foot of these letters; and a brea…

712. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she can prioritise ending the direct provision system as, for over 26 years, direct provision has been condemned by all UN human-rights bodies as harmful and incompatible with human dignity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6173/26]

761. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update and publish the Inspection Reports of Direct Provision and EROC Centres in County Louth for 2025, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6334/26]

413. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the campaign of an organisation (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67720/25]

796. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has undertaken any study or analysis of the child mortality rate in direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61895/25]

926. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene to return a mother and daughter (details supplied) to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48784/25]

1532. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of stay of residents in direct provision centres. [45302/25]

1533. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and location of all direct provision centres currently in operation. [45303/25]

1932. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have died in direct provision in each year since it was established; and if a breakdown will be provided of the ages of those who died. [41128/25]

1965. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of reports that new mothers recovering from C-section surgery, and those with serious illness in direct provision (details supplied), are being required to attend communal dining areas for meals, even when medically unfit to do so; if he will outline the measures in place to ensure that new mot…

973. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the problems encountered by families with children with autism who have obtained citizenship and are currently being accommodated in hotels on an interim basis, having been required to leave direct provision centres; if his Department has provided any additional supports for families in such circumsta…

1089. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the action that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/25]

741. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department started to write to people with status/leave to remain in direct provision centres giving them dates by which they would have to leave the direct provision centre or be moved to another centre; the number of such letters issued to date; the criteria for issuing such letters; th…

185. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the subpar conditions experienced by people in direct provision (details supplied); the measures his Department intends to take to address their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6639/25]