Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
427. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many times Gardaí have made an official request to management of IPAS accommodation centres seeking to find out information about people who had received a deportation order (details supplied). [4233/24]
View answerWhen an International Protection claim is being examined by the International Protection Office (IPO), the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) provides accommodation and related services to IP applicants who wish to accept such services.
There is close engagement between my Department, GNIB and IPAS concerning persons subject to deportation orders who are or may have been in IPAS accommodation. The making of requests by An Garda Siochana along the lines referred to by the Deputy are operational matters for the Garda authorities. I am informed that the requested statistics are not recorded in a manner to allow this specific data to be extracted.
