International Protection
An official questions-paper heading. 1,165 questions (8 oral, 1,157 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
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| Month | Questions |
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| 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 |
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| 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
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
1960. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people with Irish citizenship currently living in IPAS accommodation for each of the past five years; and the cost of this in the same time period. [41250/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
1962. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people in IPAS accommodation in receipt of free accommodation who are working and earning an income, for each of the past five years. [41252/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
1989. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given that an accommodation centre (details supplied) accommodates male international protection applicants on a transit and deportation order basis, and given his reply to me recently that “while some people currently resident in this facility, or in other IPAS accommodation centres, may be the subject o…
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
1996. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the exact area indicated on a map being purchased in relation to a hotel (details supplied) [41745/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2016. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a timeline for when his Department will make a decision on whether a location (details supplied) will be used to house IPAS residents; the number of residents it may accommodate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42116/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2017. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will continue using a facility (details supplied) to accommodate IPAS residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2018. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there is such a concentration of IPAS accommodation in West Wicklow in comparison to other areas of the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42118/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2030. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of private homes leased for IPAS accommodation; the total cost of these, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42212/25]
Pat Buckley
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2078. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options available to a Palestinian family living in Egypt without legal residency to seek asylum in Ireland; and if the State will support them in the process. [42938/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2084. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation contracts that were terminated in 2025 and in each of the past five years; the reason for termination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43130/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2085. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application has been submitted to establish an IPAS centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2098. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to work with his counterparts at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that the family of a Palestinian individual living in Ireland (details supplied) are evacuated from Gaza. [43286/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on processing times for IP applicants; the timeline proposed for further changes, including legislative changes; the target processing and appeal time being aimed for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43478/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline in detail what analysis was carried out in terms of the potential impact on the State, both financial and otherwise, in advance of taking the decision to support the extension of TPD to March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2140. 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 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44205/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice
2141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown with regard 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 tha…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-29 · to Further and Higher Education
3345. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline whether English language lessons are available to every person seeking international protection; whether it is mandatory in any circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41646/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-17 · to Education
326. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the emergency supports available for schools adjacent to IPAS and Ukrainian refugees that accommodate high percentages of such children and may also separately feature highly Pobal HP deprivation Index data given the often transient and interrupted nature of such children's educational experiences, not their traumatic lif…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-17 · to Education
328. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools that applied for DEIS status in March 2022 will be permitted to reapply, given the increases in population reflected in the Census, the local pressures such as accommodating large numbers of IPAS and Ukrainian students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40377/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-17 · to Justice
441. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if passenger name record data is used as part of the process to verify whether a person who is not entitled to remain in the State as a result of negative decisions in the international protection system, or upon the expiration of visitor permission, has left the jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the …
John Brady
written
2025-07-17 · to Justice
448. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if private homes are leased for IPAS accommodation; the number of private homes leased for IPAS accommodation in tabular form; if this is part of the Government’s strategy regarding IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40667/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-07-15 · to Justice
677. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has given any consideration to the provision of emergency visas for people fleeing Gaza, similar to what was provided to people fleeing Afghanistan in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38731/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-07-15 · to Justice
691. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocols in place for persons with a disability in the international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-07-15 · to Justice
695. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm whether IPAS has, or is considering, entering into a contract with the owners of a hotel (details supplied) for the provision of accommodation for people applying for international protection, or people in receipt of temporary protection. [39008/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-15 · to Justice
722. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected average cost, per day, per bed, of IPAS accommodation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/25]