Housing Provision

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Questions (1230)

Paul Murphy

Question:

1230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if urgent action will be taken to ensure that a family (details supplied) is moved to appropriate accommodation. [1291/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) cannot comment on individual cases. I can reassure the Deputy that IPAS officials are aware of the specific case and the identified needs.

However, I wish to reassure the Deputy that the teams in IPAS have a number of protocols and procedures in place for considering applications for transfer in cases of medical priority, where persons are undergoing specialist treatment or need to live within a reasonable travelling distance to a hospital. However, such transfers are dependent on accommodation availability.

Where persons or their representatives wish to submit a request for transfer on medical or exceptional grounds, they should arrange to have a referral form from the IPAS Protocol for Medical Priority completed by their doctor and submitted to ipasinbox@equality.gov.ie.

Queries or concerns may be submitted at any time to the IPAS Helpdesk by email to ipasinbox@equality.gov.ie.

Question No. 1231 answered with Question No. 1217.

Question No. 1232 answered with Question No. 1217.

Question No. 1233 answered with Question No. 1217.

Question No. 1234 answered with Question No. 1217.