Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2021
414. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of deaths of persons within the direct provision system annually since 2015; and the steps he is taking in response to such. [55959/21]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) does not have an official role in the recording or collating of information relating to deaths that occur of residents residing in IPAS accommodation centres.
At my request, IPAS has now developed a new policy on the recording and reporting of deaths of IPAS residents. The policy sets out a new approach to the reporting of deaths of residents of IPAS accommodation centres. IPAS cannot confirm the identity of a deceased resident, or reveal any specific information that may lead to the identification of a deceased resident, or their family members, in response to a request for information from the media, or public representative. Statistics have been collated which set out the number of deaths of persons who were resident in IPAS accommodation at the time of death and where their deaths were notified to IPAS. The statistics in relation to historical deaths to June 1 2021 will be published on the IPAS website in the coming weeks.
Below, the Deputy will find a table setting out deaths from 2015 to 12 November, 2021.
|
Year |
Deaths |
|
2015 |
6 |
|
2016 |
4 |
|
2017 |
3 |
|
2018 |
5 |
|
2019 |
3 |
|
2020 |
6 |
|
2021 (12 November) |
7 |
