International Protection
An official questions-paper heading. 1,165 questions (8 oral, 1,157 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 9 |
| Feb 2025 | 83 |
| Mar 2025 | 26 |
| Apr 2025 | 73 |
| May 2025 | 78 |
| Jun 2025 | 33 |
| Jul 2025 | 70 |
| Sep 2025 | 112 |
| Oct 2025 | 48 |
| Nov 2025 | 140 |
| Dec 2025 | 79 |
| Jan 2026 | 52 |
| Feb 2026 | 65 |
| Mar 2026 | 31 |
| Apr 2026 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 97 |
| Jun 2026 | 74 |
| Jul 2026 | 47 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 970 |
| Children | 145 |
| Health | 15 |
| Housing | 13 |
| Social | 9 |
| Education | 5 |
| Taoiseach | 1 |
| Agriculture | 1 |
| Tourism | 1 |
| Enterprise | 1 |
| Foreign | 1 |
| Further and Higher Education | 1 |
| Public Expenditure | 1 |
| Rural | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | International Protection |
| 2026-03-19 | International Protection |
| 2025-12-04 | International Protection |
| 2025-12-04 | International Protection |
| 2025-12-04 | International Protection |
| 2025-10-09 | International Protection |
| 2025-10-09 | International Protection |
| 2025-06-17 | International Protection |
| 2025-05-15 | International Protection |
| 2025-05-15 | International Protection |
| 2025-04-29 | International Protection |
| 2025-04-02 | International Protection |
| 2025-03-26 | International Protection |
The questions
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria under which international protection or temporary protection status can be revoked or refused to persons who have committed crimes while residing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59936/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons residing in Ireland under international protection or temporary protection are permitted to travel to their country of origin or to other countries while their protection status is in place; the rules and limitations on such travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59937/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if travel by persons under international protection or temporary protection to their country of origin could affect their protection status or eligibility for State supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59938/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department verifies or monitors travel undertaken by persons under international protection or temporary protection; if there have been cases where such travel has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the protection claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59939/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons under international protection or temporary protection who travel abroad continue to be entitled to State supports, including accommodation, while away; and his views on the fairness and cost to the taxpayer. [59940/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1388. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagements that are planned with the community in Citywest/Saggart following recent events; if he will meet with and listen to residents regarding issues arising with a view to engaging constructively regarding solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60130/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with other Departments in relation to ensuring a holistic approach to issues presenting in a community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60131/25]
Mark Ward
written
2025-11-04 · to Justice
1390. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration that youth organisations (details supplied) are involved as part of any community engagement with stakeholders in the Citywest and Saggart areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60165/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-10-22 · to Justice
116. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a company which operates international protection accommodation at a site (details supplied) are facing legal proceedings under the Fire Services Act in relation to taking water by tanker from a fire hydrant, a practice which the Minister for State for Migration told the Dáil on 9 October 2025 has now ceased; and…
Barry Ward
written
2025-10-21 · to Justice
585. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by immigration services and his Department on the transfer of International Protection Applicants in the first nine months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56806/25]
Máire Devine
written
2025-10-21 · to Justice
590. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an IPA repatriation request (details supplied) will be expedited. [56926/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-10-16 · to Justice
284. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of international protection applicants currently residing in IPAS accommodation centres in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56223/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-10-16 · to Justice
287. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the resources needed by his Department to implement the EU Migration and Asylum Pact in June 2026; the total estimated cost of implementing the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56226/25]
Eoin Hayes
written
2025-10-14 · to Foreign
173. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has taken in support of the Rohingya Muslim population in Bangladesh given their ongoing persecution and displacement from Myanmar due to ethnic cleansing and genocide. [55471/25]
Catherine Connolly
written
2025-10-14 · to Justice
673. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who are in the international protection application process who were directly contacted by email in relation to voluntary return policy announcement made on 29 September 2025; and the number who are from the Occupied Palestinian Territories and who received such communication. [54556/25]
Matt Carthy
oral
2025-10-09 · to Justice
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the issues identified in the annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the management of international protection accommodation contracts, he will initiate a full and thorough look back review into the way in which public money has been spent on IPAS accommodation; and if he will mak…
Louis O'Hara
oral
2025-10-09 · to Justice
14. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action he will take in relation profiteering in the international protection accommodation sector, including in the context of significant concerns raised in the Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report about the spending of public money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53889/25]
Catherine Connolly
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
18. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1082 of 10 June 2025, the number of international protection applicants who have not been offered accommodation on arrival, by month, from May 2025 to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking to reduce the spend on IPAS accommodation made to private landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52992/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
53. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a detailed cost breakdown of the modular units delivered at the Haywood site in Clonmel, specifically in relation to construction, site development and associated services; the consultations, if any, that are planned with residents living in the vicinity of the development since 328 Ukrainians h…
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
71. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his or the Government’s intention to apply the border procedure under the Migration and Asylum Pact to families with children requesting international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54188/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
72. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the fact that Lisdoonvarna, County Clare has taken in more IPAS applicants and Ukrainian war refugees than any other town; if, on this basis, he will review ongoing accommodation arrangements in this town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54030/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
75. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the daily occupancy levels and the possibility of re-opening a hotel (details supplied) for tourists, as well as facilitating IPAS applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53439/25]
Catherine Connolly
written
2025-10-08 · to Justice
260. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who are in the international protection application process who were directly contacted by email in relation to voluntary return further to the policy announcement made on 29 September 2025 and who are an unaccompanied minor, received a vulnerability assessment, and the number of people f…
Catherine Connolly
written
2025-10-08 · to Justice
261. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the policy of not offering accommodation to international protection applications will cease. [53981/25]