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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: This is probably a conversation we will have. My view is that there should be a very clear cap with regard to the payment to anybody who is willing to engage. I do not need the Minister to comment on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: When did that practice end?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Okay. The Minister is talking about tax-compliant companies, which is good to hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Does the Minister have mechanisms to ensure the companies in receipt of these State funds are not offshoring their profits for tax avoidance purposes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Okay. With regard to the background checks, both Deputies Guirke and Murphy have cited examples of companies that would have shocked people. They were either set up very quickly or had previously been found to have provided false documents to another State agency. The Minister is aware of one company that was reported in the media that had previously been on the tax defaulters list in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Is that taken into consideration by the Minister's Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: What about a previous record? If the directors of a company or the company itself had previously had a State contract and did a really bad job, is that taken into-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Okay, thank you. I am noticing that quite a number of members have stayed. We have to be out of here by 2.30 a.m., so I am going to have to apply a two-minute clock. Actually, I meant 5.30 p.m. The Minister has had a tough job answering questions since 2 p.m., but in my defence, I have had to listen to them since 2 p.m. as well. Deputy Guirke is next with two minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: To clarify, is that number for individuals or flights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: At the end, I might ask the Minister to clean up any unanswered questions-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I ask the Minister to come in at the end on that. I want to make sure all members have the opportunity. Deputy Gannon is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Deputy can put that on his list of questions for the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Yes, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I have a couple of brief questions. The Minister mentioned earlier that 87.66% of IPAS applicants do not apply at airports or ports. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Does the Minister have the number of international protection applicants who had previously come into the State on employment, student or tourist visas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I sought it through parliamentary questions and have not been able to get it. To be quite honest, it seems bizarre that the Minister would not have that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: What I am discussing is people who came to the State legitimately on a visa, whether that be employment, student or tourist, and subsequently made an application for international protection. It would be useful information to have a sense of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: -----whether those visas are being abused by some or whether there is an impact on the IPO.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: And then claim international protection. Are they all now within the accelerated procedure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I would expect so.