International Protection

657. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has considered how the decision of the British government to cut funding for its Homes for Ukraine scheme and other schemes aimed at Ukrainians in Britain will impact on correspondence schemes in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6018/25]

660. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on emergency accommodation for IPAS applicants at Kilbride Army Camp, County Wicklow, in light of residents reporting overcrowding, a lack of hot water and very poor sanitary conditions; if she can report on who is responsible for the provision of services at the site; the oversight he…

664. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an IPAS application has been submitted for a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6169/25]

678. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether her Department are considering using a former residential convent (details supplied) for persons seeking international protection; if so, the breakdown of the number of persons who will occupy this building, families and so on; if local persons will be consulted given the location is situ…

238. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of the decisions made by the International Protection Office on international protection applications that were appealed in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5311/25]

239. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff currently employed by the International Protection Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, by grade and by function, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5312/25]

240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applications made in 2024, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5313/25]

241. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average processing times for those seeking international protection in the State as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5314/25]

242. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average and mean processing times for appeals of international protection applications as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5315/25]

243. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of return decisions issued in 2024 by his Department on applications for international protection; the total number of deportations and voluntary returns, by category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5316/25]

207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if, in the absence of a harmonised, EU-wide approach to exiting temporary protection, under existing domestic legislative/administrative arrangements the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries would qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibil…

512. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of payments made under the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) since it was increased to €800 on 1 December 2022; the number of persons who have availed of the ARP per county; the number of landlords who were paid under ARP scheme per county; and if she will make a statement on the …

513. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of property owners in each county and for each month from January 2023 to January 2025 inclusive in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4684/25]

514. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details on the content of the induction course given to all newly arrived international protection applications and beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4838/25]

519. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the current status and future plans for the ARP scheme. [4038/25]

523. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review as a matter of extreme urgency the relocation policy for Ukrainians in light of the huge ongoing upset/anger currently being experienced in Ballybunion, County Kerry, by both the Ukrainian community and the local community, including the impact on local businesses, shops, employment an…

524. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an overview of remedial actions which will be undertaken by the International Protection Accommodation Service in response to the Health Information and Quality Authority report on standards at the Knockalisheen accommodation centre in Meelick, County Clare (published on 20 January 2025); and …

206. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of all contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) for the provision of IPAS and/or Ukrainian refugees from 1 January 2019 to 29 January 2025; the date of contract, location of contract, and how many people are covered by the contract; and if contract is renewed and the date of ren…

207. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of the provision of IPAS accommodation to the State in each year from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [3820/25]

209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants housed, respectively, in each local election area, as of 31 January 2025, in tabular form. [3837/25]

906. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of properties in County Monaghan being used for the purpose of State-supported accommodation for people affected by the war in Ukraine, the people of people accommodated in these properties; the number of such properties which have been or for which it is intended to end this use…

907. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure Ukrainian families currently residing at the Tougher's site on the outskirts of Carlow town in County Carlow can remain at this accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2328/25]

908. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a premises in the context of the use of it by his Department (details supplied); if she has engaged persons and or companies to make use of the premises; and if she has funded enabling works for its use in 2024 and or 2025. [2338/25]

920. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in IPAS accommodation centres, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2421/25]

921. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainians living in State accommodation, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2422/25]