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
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-07 · to Justice
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the timing of the proposed voluntary return scheme has been aligned with the expected cessation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive in March 2027; and if so, to provide the policy basis for that alignment. [33610/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of expenditure by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) in South Dublin for each of the past five years, including expenditure relating to accommodation centres located at locations (details supplied); and to indicate the costs associated with each location. [32184/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation centres that are currently operating in South Dublin, and to list the location of each centre. [32185/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
624. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place where an individual is removed from an IPAS accommodation centre due to breaches of house rules or behavioural issues, including the alternative arrangements, if any, that are made for such individuals; and to indicate whether data is maintained on the number of removals for behavioural rea…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
626. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time, on average, individuals who have been refused permission to remain in the State continue to reside in IPAS accommodation; and whether there are statutory or administrative limits on such stays [32188/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
630. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the citizenship status of children born in Ireland to parents who are living in the State under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32241/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
667. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of stay in IPAS accommodation for persons whose international protection application was finalised in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
668. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently in IPAS accommodation whose application is at first-instance stage, appeal stage, permission-to-remain stage, deportation-order stage, or post-decision transition stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32918/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
669. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS contracts currently above the average nightly contracted rate of €71; the number below that rate; and if he will provide the range of nightly rates currently paid, without identifying commercially sensitive providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32919/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the projected savings of over €83 million from the IPAS rate card model are cash savings already realised, annualised projected savings, or avoided future expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32920/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the figure of over €83 million in projected savings and the separate figure of over €90 million in savings from the IPAS rate card model refer to the same calculation; and if he will reconcile both figures. [32921/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for appeals before the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected number of cases on hand at the International Protection Appeals Tribunal at the end of 2026, 2027 and 2028 under current staffing and productivity assumptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32924/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has estimated the accommodation cost attributable to delays at appeal stage in the international protection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32925/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
675. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average number of IPAT appeals completed per whole-time equivalent Tribunal member in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32926/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department conducts beneficial ownership checks on entities contracted to provide IPAS accommodation, including where the Irish contracting entity forms part of a wider corporate group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32937/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether IPAS accommodation providers are required to disclose parent companies, connected entities, beneficial owners, directors, related-party leases, management companies or offshore ownership structures as part of the Department’s due diligence process. [32939/26]
Paul Murphy
written
2026-05-06 · to Justice
685. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the prevalence of physically disabled persons who have entered Ireland seeking international protection since vulnerability assessments recommenced on 11 November 2024; and whether there are plans in place to recommence use of the vulnerability assessments for single male IP applicants, rather than the vulnerability…
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-04-30 · to Justice
371. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection to remain in Ireland from 2027. [31690/26]
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-04-30 · to Justice
372. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection and who are in permanent employment in the public service, to remain in those posts from 2027. [31691/26]
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-04-30 · to Justice
373. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection to apply for naturalisation in Ireland. [31692/26]
Duncan Smith
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
800. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is he aware that a number of Ukrainian Junior Certificate students currently living in accommodation (details supplied) are being relocated to Kill, County Kildare on 29 April 2026 which is causing huge anxiety to the students in advance of their exams; if he will explore the possibility of an extension in their cu…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the specific locations of each of the seven large-scale international protection accommodation service centres that are proposed to be exempted from normal planning requirements under the General Scheme of the Planning and Development Act (Planning Status of State Sites) Amendment Bill 2025; and to confir…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a written explanation of the criteria used by his Department and by IPAS to classify or distinguish between different categories of international protection accommodation centres, including the basis on which certain centres are designated as large-scale or "mega" centres; whether such classification is d…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the planned maximum capacity of each of the seven IPAS centres proposed to be covered by the forthcoming planning exemption legislation; and to outline the rationale for exempting these centres from the standard planning process, given that the High Court has previously found issues with the planning basis for exist…