Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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1113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by the Irish Immigration Service; and his plans to appoint additional staffing. [13829/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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There are currently 866 staff employed in Immigration Service Delivery which includes 234 staff in the International Protection Office. The Deputy will be aware that Government has committed additional funding of nearly €18m to increase staffing in the International Protection Office. There are constraints however in terms of recruitment in the broader labour market currently and in order to ensure that the immediate priorities in International Protection can be met c.40 staff are being transferred to IPO from elsewhere in ISD immediately. In the interim every effort is being made to recruit additional staff in collaboration with the Public Appointments Service.