Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
905. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many of all of the interviews carried out at the IPO, under section 35(12) of the International Protection Act 2015 were conducted using or requiring the services of a translator in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12410/24]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that my Department is taking all necessary steps to manage the international protection process fairly, efficiently and effectively while ensuring the integrity of Ireland's rules-based immigration system is maintained. We recognise the importance of high quality interpretation and translation to this process.
The figures detailed below reflect the number of interviews undertaken for which an interpreter was provided to translate in real time the spoken statements of applicants and interviewers.
|
Year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Number of Interviews |
1,202 |
2,994 |
6,123 |
