Aidan Farrelly
Ceist:760. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of a document (details supplied). [14491/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 24 February 2026
Ceisteanna (760)
Freagraí scríofa
The State has held a contract with a provider at this location since 2023 for the provision of international protection accommodation.
The contract at the centre is not being renewed by the State and will end on 30 April 2026.
The Department doesn’t routinely publish details of individual contractual processes, but non-renewal of contracts can be related to performance under the contract, regulatory requirements, overall demand for accommodation across the sector, or value for money.
Centre management were informed of the non-renewal on 10 February, and IPAS teams are informing residents, and making arrangements to transfer residents to alternative IPAS accommodation before the closure date of 30 April 2026.
I appreciate that relocating can be very disruptive for people. The IPAS resident welfare team liaise with centre management and residents to identify particular considerations, such as people with medical needs or people sitting exams.
While IPAS teams recognise that people may be integrating into the community, attending education or working, given the dispersed nature of our available accommodation options, new accommodation may not be available in the same area.
My Department treats contractual arrangements and processes with contracted properties as confidential and commercially sensitive. The Department considers that publishing contractual details would impact the State's ability to achieve best value for money, and overall compliance with contracts, across the accommodation system.
My Department is committed to fulfilling all of its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 including ensuring that those seeking records are dealt with in an open and transparent manner.
Each decision processed by this Department is considered on its own merit and independent of other decisions. This policy ensures that each decision is based on the Act and in consideration of the particulars of the records being requested. The application of a particular provision of the Act will always depend on the particulars of the case at hand. This approach is consistent with the position of the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), which notes that it does not consider its binding decisions to set precedents for any other cases.