1591. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide data for the period 2020 to date on the number of international protection applicants who have made an application for protection at International Protection Offices without being in possession of valid or complete documentation; the number of those who made an application while being in receipt of false or invalid documentation during the same period…
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
100
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 26 |
| April 2025 | 73 |
| 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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1652. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the projected trends in the number of people applying for international protection status; if it is expected to increase by the end of the year relative to previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21082/25]
1654. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people granted international protection status in the past five years, by year, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/25]
1655. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that have had applications rejected for international protection status in the past five years, by year, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21090/25]
1656. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of people that have appealed their rejected applications for international protection status in the past five years, by year, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21101/25]
1659. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people currently awaiting a decision on their application for international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21122/25]
1770. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21133/25]
1771. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the medical facilities available to residents in IPAS centres; if medical care is provided on site; in the case of minor medical issues, the provisions in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21134/25]
1772. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times ambulances have been called to an IPAS centre nationally in the past five years, by year and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21135/25]
1773. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21136/25]
1774. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of residents that have died in IPAS centres nationally in the past five years, by year, location and cause of death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21137/25]
1775. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21138/25]
1776. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of IPAS residents that have been hospitalised in the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21141/25]
1777. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people working directly or indirectly in IPAS centres across the country, by role, centre location and the status of this employment (full- or part-time), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21176/25]
1781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS centres are permitted to take on private renters or offer accommodation to other non-IPAS residents. [18514/25]
1791. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the existing occupancy of all IPAS accommodation for international protection applicants; the current capacity of same, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18609/25]
1796. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an IPAS centre will be opened at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18738/25]
1826. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail, on a monthly basis, the number of incidents that have been recorded at all IPAS centres in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 under the following headings: violence towards staff, violence towards residents, physical altercations, threats to kill or threats of violence towards staff, threats to kill or threats of …
1830. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to advise what will happen to residents (details supplied) once their time is up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19208/25]
1848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if reports that a company that had applied for a contract to manage an IPAS facility at a site in Coolock (details supplied) has decided not to proceed with its application are accurate; if the State will now withdraw from the ongoing High Court case brought by persons seeking an injunction against the use of the sit…
1870. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to remarks made by An Taoiseach while in Washington DC regarding the Government's approach to IPAS centres (details supplied) that "we didn't want hotels, particularly the last hotel in a given town, to be used for housing asylum seekers,"; and how she intends to implement this in coming months. [19876/25…
1884. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the weekly and monthly IPAS statistic reports include homeless international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/25]
1885. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the precise criteria that must be fulfilled by a company or an organisation before it is awarded a contract to provide international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20239/25]
1886. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that it is possible for a company or an organisation with no prior experience in providing accommodation services to apply for and receive a departmental contract for the provision of international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20240/25]
1887. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of companies or organisations with no prior experience in providing accommodation services that have been awarded a departmental contract for the provision of international protection accommodation; the total value of these contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20241/25]