Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
625. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the inspections, per county, conducted by his Department on sites being utilised for those seeking international protection in this country in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [26353/23]
View answerAt present, all IPAS permanent accommodation centres are subject to three unannounced inspections per year. In 2022, inspections were carried out in each centre by an independent inspections company (QTS Ltd) and one by officials of the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS).
The third round of inspections were delayed as the usual mid-year round of inspections had been delayed due to the Department’s response to the Ukraine crisis.
In 2022, all IPAS centres with the exception of 2 permanent centres had 2 inspections carried out. 5 centres had 3 inspections carried out.
Further details of inspections are available on the Government website gov.ie - IPAS Inspection Reports (www.gov.ie) www.gov.ie/en/publication/534c2-ipas-inspection-reports/
Please see in tabular format, the number of inspections that have taken place of IPAS accommodation in the years 2022 and 2023, thus far.
|
County |
Inspections carried out |
|
|
2022 |
2023 |
|
|
Clare |
6 |
0 |
|
Cork |
13 |
0 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
0 |
|
Dublin |
5 |
2 |
|
Galway |
9 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
12 |
0 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
0 |
|
Laois |
6 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
4 |
0 |
|
Longford |
3 |
0 |
|
Louth |
2 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
2 |
0 |
|
Meath |
1 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
0 |
|
Roscommon |
2 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
4 |
0 |
|
Waterford |
12 |
0 |
|
Westmeath |
4 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
5 |
0 |
|
Wicklow |
2 |
0 |
|
Total |
105 |
2 |
