Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2026
552. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.1387 of 9 June 2026, if he is now in a position to provide the information sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47775/26]
View answerAs you will recall, I undertook to respond to your parliamentary question (42897/26), which my Department was unable to provide a response to within the time allotted.
The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) funds organisations to provide support services to international protection applicants, including support for unaccommodated international protection applicants.
IPAS has arrangements in place with a range of NGO partners to provide drop-in day services for unaccommodated people seeking international protection.
This means people can access facilities including hot showers, meals and laundry services. IPAS also makes offers of accommodation to any applicant who is rough sleeping, identified through outreach that is organised 7 days a week.
The Department has arrangements in place for the provision of these services with Mendicity, Crosscare, the Capuchin Day Centre, and Tiglin at the Lighthouse.
These services were all commissioned from the end of 2023 onward and so were not engaged during 2021 to the end of 2023.
There is full transparency from the Department in terms of payments, with details of all payments over €20,000 published quarterly online at Gov.ie.
Details of payments while IPAS accommodation was provided through the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality (DCDE) are available here: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/collections/department-of-children-equality-disability-integration-and-youth-purchase-orders-for-20000-or-above/
Following the Transfer of Functions on 1 May 2025, the Department of Justice is now responsible for sourcing and providing accommodation for people applying for international protection, and the details of payments since the transfer are available here: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/collections/department-of-justice-purchase-orders-issued-over-20000-in-value/
