International Protection

141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/26]

142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants in Ireland, by the country the applicants are from, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/26]

143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been granted international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/26]

144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/26]

145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status in 2023, 2024 and 2025, that are currently under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/26]

146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that are currently awaiting a decision on whether they have been granted international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/26]

147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average length of time an international protection applicant had to wait to get a decision on their application in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/26]

148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of staff that are employed in the international protection office, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6955/26]

149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the financial cost of operating the international protection office in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6956/26]

150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/26]

177. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department ensures there is value-for-money for the State in IPAS contracts given the rising costs and continuing capacity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6179/26]

197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the development of Thornton Hall for international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5365/26]

724. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median processing time for international protection applications concluded in 2025, as reported by the International Protection Office. [5688/26]

728. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have applied for international protection from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025; of the people who have made their applications in that period, the number who have received a decision in the first instance or separately on appeal; the number who have received a protection status …

729. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those people who have applied for international protection between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024 have received a final decision within a 12-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5854/26]

730. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of current outstanding applications and appeals for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5855/26]

731. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and percentage of applications for international protection from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025, where decisions have been made, have resulted in protection status or leave to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5856/26]

732. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of international protection applicants who do not have leave to remain; the number who have been requested to leave the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5857/26]

737. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the full list of accommodation premises currently in use, or used at any time since 1 January 2022, in County Kildare by the International Protection Accommodation Service and Ukrainian emergency accommodation/temporary protection accommodation; if details will be provided in relation to each premises (details s…

744. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports that are in place for people who have left the IPAS system and now find themselves homeless. [5958/26]

765. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current maximum IPAS capacity; the maximum IPAS capacity in February 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6431/26]

766. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current IPAS occupancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/26]

767. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to open more IPAS accommodation centres to accommodate all male applicants on arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6433/26]

485. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people waiting decisions in the international protection system in employment, broken down by category of employment, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5343/26]

486. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of those waiting for decisions in the international protection system who are in employment, the number who are in employment which pays the minimum wage; the number in employment that pays between the minimum wage and the average industrial wage; the number that are in employment that pays above the a…