772. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can enforce attendance compliance, if it cannot reconcile student permissions to school registers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4448/26]
Topics / Immigration Support Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsImmigration Support Services
60 questions from 25 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 October 2026.
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 4 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 9 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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773. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can verify that a school is not exceeding its declared ILEP/TrustEd capacity, if it cannot extract student numbers by provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/26]
774. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department conducts internal audits of student permissions issued, if it cannot extract datasets of students by educational institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4450/26]
775. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reconciliation controls that exist to compare visas issued under a provider’s name against that provider’s declared capacity and enrolment totals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4451/26]
778. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason schools cannot access a list of visas issued under their name to verify fraudulent use of their institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4455/26]
779. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will implement a secure portal and verified code system in order that only schools can confirm enrolment documents for visa renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4456/26]
782. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the controls that exist within ILEP/TrustEd to prevent a provider doubling or trebling in size within a short period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/26]
783. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of schools that increased declared capacity by more than 50% between 2019 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4504/26]
342. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the companies involved in the ownership and development of a site (details supplied) have been in contact with his Department regarding the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers or others under IPAS or temporary protection or any other form of State directed or State assisted accommodation; and if he will make a statement on…
370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the number of instances from 2022 to date where a service provider or potential service provider for temporary accommodation to beneficiary of temporary protection payment was not the outright owner of the property and had not obtained permission from the owner before making an offer to his Department; and if he…
378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has completed any capacity modelling of the pressures on international protection accommodation services, supports, and associated State agencies arising from potential increased arrivals from the United Kingdom, and to provide the projected impact on available beds, contingency procurement, and budgetary allocations …
383. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the numbers of both Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants presently being accommodated by the State; if the trend is increasing or decreasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68888/25]
1900. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out as part of the Ukrainian response for non-accommodation costs, including car repairs and other items, under the discretionary needs payment; if the details can be outlined in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44407/25]
589. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff in his Department are working on queries which are received through the new DCC portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35955/25]
590. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if AI is being used to answer queries received through the DCC portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35956/25]
591. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which migrants with urgent queries should contact his Department, given queries submitted through the new DCC portal are taking 3-6 weeks for replies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/25]
548. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding educational supports for IPAS centre residents; how any school place shortages at a local level are addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29503/25]
549. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding English-language training facilities in IPAS centres to allow for easier integration into the local community for residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29504/25]
1026. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if all applicants applying for asylum or protection in Ireland are required to provide a birth certificate and photo identification. [29748/25]
1027. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of recommendations 5 and 6 of the breaking down barriers implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29749/25]
1028. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is accepting affidavits as identification for naturalisation. [29758/25]
1029. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to support an application by a football club (details supplied) under the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29918/25]
681. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if they are aware of the case of a person (details supplied), who have struggled since coming to Ireland and have reached out to the Department in search of support; will the Minister instruct his Department to provide all necessary support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25602/25]
740. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will provide advice and information to two elderly Palestinians (details supplied) who arrived in Ireland in March 2025 and who are currently temporarily accommodated in a hotel; if they will be granted residency status and access to healthcare given their age and medical conditions; the next steps in their immigration and residency pro…
814. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria and processes being used to assess a proposed IPAS centre (details supplied); if an impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the effects of establishing another IPAS centre in County Wicklow, noting that the county has approximately 1,600 IPAS residents to date; when the findings of th…