International Protection

2016. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or any other agencies under the aegis of his Department are prepared for the detention of persons arriving in the State who do not fulfil entry conditions after the Migration and Asylum Pact comes into effect on 12 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/26]

2017. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a specific location has been selected for the detention of persons arriving in the State after the Migration and Asylum Pact comes into effect, who wish to apply for International Protection but do not fulfil entry requirements, and who can be detained under the provisions of the Pact; and if he will make a stat…

2036. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who have undergone an age assessment at the International Protection Office; the outcomes of those assessments; details of the appeals process and outcomes of appeals; the qualifications, experience and training of staff carrying out the assessments; and if he will …

2037. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the IPAT recognition rate for each year from 2021-2025 inclusive, for safe countries and standard cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/26]

2038. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vulnerability assessments carried out each month from January 2025 to present; the number of adults and children assessed; the number of those assessed as vulnerable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/26]

2039. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and location of Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (‘EROCs’) which were in use by IPAS as of the 31 December 2025, the occupancy of each centre, as well as the contracted capacity of each centre as of the 31st of December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [248…

2093. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of IPAS centres in County Laois,; the total number of occupants in each centre disaggregated, by gender and age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25561/26]

2094. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm whether he intends on opening a further IPAS centre in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25562/26]

2095. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details on the precise purpose for which a hotel (details supplied) will now be used by IPAS, under the terms of the recent contract extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25573/26]

2096. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the extension to the contract for a hotel (details supplied) to continue operating as an IPAS centre was signed; the duration of that contract; the value of that contract; the end date for that contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25574/26]

2097. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people housed at the IPAS Centre at a hotel (details supplied) each month since April 2024 to date, in tabular form [25575/26]

2098. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the extension of the contract for a hotel (details supplied) to continue to be an IPAS centre for a further 12 months will be the final extension of this contract; if the hotel will return to general public use after the end date of that extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25576/26]

2134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1398 of 18 March 2026, if discretionary arrangements will be introduced for those waiting judicial reviews around their immigration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/26]

2152. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if is he aware that 16 Ukrainian persons including seven children currently in accommodation in a facility (details supplied) with children in schools locally and three ; if he will extend this contract until the end of the school year to facilitate the children doing their exams; and if he will make a statement o…

2171. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans by his Department or requests made to his Department to operate a named location (details supplied) as a site for the provision of International protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26995/26]

2172. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans by his Department or requests made to his Department to operate a location (details supplied) as a site for the provision of international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/26]

5. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracts issued to hotels and-or guest houses to accommodate Ukrainian people, including the total number of beds, by county, at end of both February 2025 and February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20884/26]

24. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the inspection process for IPAS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20878/26]

28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his future plans for accommodation centres, providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection applications in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/26]

30. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on accommodation for those seeking international protection in County Mayo in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20108/26]

68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his intention to initiate a full look back review regarding value for money and due diligence in respect of contracts for accommodation for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/26]

368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that all international protection accommodation, including short-terms and emergency accommodation, is inspected and highest standards of care provided for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21367/26]

1248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a period of residence as an international protection applicant under the International Protection Act 2015 is or has been reckonable in an application for naturalisation. [18385/26]

1277. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 3 March 2026 regarding the designation of Britain as a safe third country, given that section 220 of the International Protection Bill 2026 requires the Minister to be satisfied that any proposed safe third country fully meets EU law standards, particularly in relation t…

1294. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the tendering process related to the operation of the contribution charging model for IPAS residents in employment or self-employment; the expected cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19044/26]