Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
2:00 am
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
It was 4,154 flights. It is a lot. I was doorstepped myself recently coming off a flight. It is a very effective mechanism.
Deputy Guirke mentioned how State accommodation cost €12,000 and private accommodation cost €30,000. Of course we should be getting the level of State accommodation up, and I have got it up. Last year, there were 900 State-owned accommodation units. This year, there are 4,000. My goal is to get 14,000 by 2028, with Citywest as part of that process. The Deputy asked how we can get it down-----
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