International Protection

864. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 29 April 2025 and following the transfer of Integration to his Department if he will review the contract singed to provide international protection accommodation at a location (details supplied) in light of the concerns expressed by the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

867. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a cost of providing security on a monthly basis at an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23448/25]

871. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant IPAS accommodation beds under paid contract with the State; the location of these vacant IPAS beds; the total cost to the State of these vacant beds. [23543/25]

872. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of IPAS accommodation beds under paid contract with the State that have been vacant for each of the past five years; the location of these vacant IPAS each of the past five years; and the total cost to the State of these vacant beds for each of the past five years. [23544/25]

909. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if there will be continuity of staffing for teams dealing with international protection and Ukraine accommodation since transfer from the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. [24460/25]

912. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the full costs of modular housing for Ukrainians at Heywood Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary; the reason for the excessive costs; if the full costs of the project are not yet available, if he will provide the costs to date of the project given the project is almost finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24468/25]

363. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice his plans to accommodate international protection applicants at a location (details supplied); the stage this plan is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22978/25]

365. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if a review of the cultural mediators pilot project in the international protection process has been completed by the Department; the results of that review; the degree to which international protection applicants were consulted; if the review is publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22980/25]

366. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the process by which a person who is refused leave to land at Dublin Airport may indicate they are in need of international protection or be identified as same by an immigration officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22981/25]

311. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff working at IPAS; the number of vacancies at IPAS; and the number of staff in his Department who work with IPAS. [22191/25]

312. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the reason local elected representatives are not informed of decisions in respect of the taking of premises for IPAS in a uniform manner; and his plans to ensure that information is not provided selectively [22192/25]

313. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of leases with private providers and IPAS which are due to expire in the next two months; his plans to renew or not renew such leases; the criteria used for renewal; and when providers will be informed, both of the process and whether their lease will be renewed. [22193/25]

314. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the transfer of IPAS to his Department; if he will supply a timeline for complete transfer; the number of additional staff which will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22194/25]

333. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice if a kosher food option is available to residents in international protection. [22458/25]

335. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 29 April 2025, to clarify the identity of the wider commercial group involved in the IPAS contract in question (details supplied) in order to ensure full transparency as to the beneficiaries of a contract worth €20 million of taxpayer money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22531/2…

339. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of costs that have been spent on a facility (details supplied), since the centre was opened, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/25]

340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of costs that have been spent on a facility (details supplied), since the centre was opened, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22588/25]

341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide information on the total number of people currently residing in IPAS centres in County Wicklow; the number in each IPAS centre in the county, by sex, by nationality and by age ranges, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22589/25]

347. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice his plans to provide own-door accommodation for persons that are particularly vulnerable in the context of international protection applications, such as pregnant persons, persons with a disability, and so on. [22635/25]

350. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of instances where interpreters passed on privileged information outside of their interpretation work to International Protection Office (IPO) officials, having gained this information due to their ability to communicate with an international protection applicant in their first language, and which had negative consequences on th…

289. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice the precise date when the owners of units 64 and 65 on the Palmerstown/SDCC side of Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate were notified that the buildings were ‘no longer under consideration’ as an international protection centre as per a circular sent out to elected representatives recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

290. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice the number of offers to accommodate people seeking international protection that have been made by property owners in the Dublin mid-west constituency, or directly sought by his Department; the general locations of such offers; the number of letters of approval that have been issued since 2024; the number that are under active consid…

291. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to review the process whereby international protection centres are located in communities, in terms of being more proactive in consulting with said communities and providing concrete guarantees as to additional medical and other support resources, education and training and general recreational amenities; and if he…

305. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of people currently residing in IPAS centres that have fled the ongoing conflict in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21843/25]

112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether international protection applicants who are experiencing faster processing times are at risk of not getting access to legal aid due to delays in the provision of legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/25]