Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2017
150. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 5 April 2017, if sanction will be applied to a company (details supplied) providing translation services for the IPO2 form. [30522/17]
View answerAs previously referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Questions 108 to 110 of 5 April, 2017, I am advised by the Chief International Protection Officer (CIPO), who is independent in the performance of his functions under the International Protection Act 2015, that translation services for the international Protection Office (IPO) of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) are provided on the basis of a public procurement process and subsequent contractual arrangements entered into between a service provider and INIS.
The current service provider is contractually obliged to provide such services in a professional manner and in accordance with industry standards. I am also advised by the CIPO that, as part of his quality review process for translated material, he has been in contact with the service provider about quality matters related to a number of language versions of the Application for International Protection Questionnaire (IPO 2). These issues have now been resolved and relevant applicants are being contacted about the matter to enable them to provide supplementary information in respect of their international protection applications. This will not impact the applications made by the applicants nor their place in the processing order.
I am advised that no payments have been made to the service provider to date in respect of the translation of the Questionnaire and any such payments will, in due course, take account of any quality issues which have arisen.
