Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2022
132. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 147 and 149 of 19 October 2022, if he will request the International Protection Accommodation Service to examine footage from the scene of the broken and caged windows (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53646/22]
View answerDeputy, Thank you for your further correspondence in relation to this matter and I would like to assure you that the health and well-being of all people who avail of accommodation provided by this Department is of the highest priority.
I can confirm that the property referred to in this Facebook video footage dated August 2022, has been inspected again on 19 October 2022 and the property does not have any broken windows or cages on the windows.
My Department received the referred to correspondence in August and the matter was fully investigated. The centre manager reported at that time that there was no broken window and that in addition to this, it was assured that any items which break are immediately fixed. It was also confirmed that there are no cages on windows. Due to an administrative oversight, the reply did not issue.
The accommodation centre had been inspected in March 2022 by an independent inspection company and as noted above a further inspection was carried out on 19 October 2022. Both inspections confirmed that there are no broken windows or cages on any windows in the property.
I trust this clarifies the matter Deputy.
