Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2026
1330. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding provided by his Department to a company (details supplied) in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; the reasons for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is currently accommodating over 33,000 residents in 305 international protection accommodation centres around the country.
My Department contracts with the company in the detail supplied to provide emergency IPAS accommodation.
The Department treats detailed contractual information as commercially sensitive, and does not publish details of contracts on the basis that it could place the State at a disadvantage in ongoing commercial negotiations.
However, there is full transparency from the Department in terms of providers receiving payments, with details of all payments over €20,000 to this and other recipients published quarterly online at Gov.ie.
Details of payments while the IPAS accommodation was provided through the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality (DCDE) are available here: Purchase Orders for €20,000 or above. (www.gov.ie/en/collection/dfdadb-department-of-children-and-youth-affairs-purchase-orders-for-20000-o/).
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: Department of Justice Purchase Orders Issued over €20,000 in value (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/collections/department-of-justice-purchase-orders-issued-over-20000-in-value/).
