294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement that has taken place with local communities, public representatives, and local authorities in advance of the identification or development of proposed IPAS centres in Mullingar, Athlone and across the Midlands; and if he will provide details of any consultations, briefings, or impact assessments carried out. [27604/26]
Topics / International Protection
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsInternational Protection
1,252 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,243 written, 9 oral
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| May 2025 | 78 |
| June 2025 | 33 |
| July 2025 | 70 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 112 |
| October 2025 | 48 |
| November 2025 | 140 |
| December 2025 | 79 |
| January 2026 | 52 |
| February 2026 | 65 |
| March 2026 | 31 |
| April 2026 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 97 |
| June 2026 | 74 |
| July 2026 | 47 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 39 |
| October 2026 | 48 |
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295. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used to select locations for new IPAS centres, including in Mullingar, Athlone and the Midlands; and the extent to which factors such as local service capacity, housing availability, healthcare access, and school places are taken into account. [27605/26]
296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost associated with the development of each proposed IPAS centre in Mullingar and the Midlands. [27606/26]
297. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any impact assessments have been carried out in relation to public services in Mullingar and the wider Midlands arising from the establishment of new IPAS centres; and the findings of such assessments. [27607/26]
1677. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding housing supports for Ukrainian families that do not yet have permission to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24402/26]
1678. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to situations whereby Ukrainian families have been evicted from their accommodation but cannot qualify for social housing supports as they do not have permission to remain; the advice he will give to anyone in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24403/26]
1978. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a family (details supplied) can be provided with alternate accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24074/26]
1979. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there are supported travel options on medical grounds available to a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24075/26]
1993. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with refugee status that are waiting over two years for family reunification; if any measures are being put in place to accelerate this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/26]
1994. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being put in place to support Afghan refugees in Ireland to accelerate family reunification applications given the recent bombing campaign targeting civilian areas and putting many lives at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/26]
1995. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review an application (details supplied) for a family reunification application as the delays of over 2.5 years in this case are causing significant distress to all involved. [24242/26]
2015. 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 have made arrangements for the detention of persons arriving in the State for the purpose of applying for International Protection but who do not fulfil entry conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/26]
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 statement on the matter.…
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 make a statement on …
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. [24866/26]
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]