Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have died while residing in direct provision centres in the State in each year since direct provision was introduced; and if he can provide details on the cause of death and age at death in each case, in tabular form. [5221/23]
View answer172. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who died while residing in direct provision centres in each year since direct provision was introduced; and the cause of death and age at death in tabular form. [5228/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 172 together.
IPAS has a policy on the recording and reporting of deaths of residents in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres, and as part of that policy, IPAS publishes resident death statistics on a biannual basis with the most recent publication in June 2022.This information is available on the IPAS website and can be found at the following link:www.gov.ie/en/publication/8224f-statistics-on-deaths-of-international-protection-accommodation-service-residents/
