Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
839. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many unsuccessful applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 were evicted from direct provision in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12172/24]
View answerMatters relating to accommodation are the responsibility of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
I can however advise the Deputy that my Department notifies the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) when an application for international protection made by an IPAS resident has been finalised.
Such cases can be finalised by the making of a deportation order at the end of the substantive process, or a return order where an application for international protection has been found to be inadmissible.
Officials in my department also notify IPAS when a decision has been taken to grant a protection applicant either an international protection status, encompassing refugee status or subsidiary protection, or permission to remain in the State.
There is close cooperation between my Department, the Garda National Immigration Bureau and IPAS to identify people in IPAS accommodation that have been issued with Deportation Orders with a view to their removal. In practice, it is often the case that a person whose application has been unsuccessful will no longer be residing in IPAS accommodation at the point at which their case is finalised, and in some cases will have left some time previously.
