Written answers

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

International Protection

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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570. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1166 of 20 March 2024, if he will clarify statements (details supplied); his views on whether these statements directly contradict each other; his further views on whether there is no transparency regarding the entire process, no separate tendering for security services and presently no way of stating what security services cost; if this has been commented on by the auditor for his Department; the professional security advice his Department use when forming an opinion on the level of security required and the background checks, if any carried out into the security staff employed; the background checks that are carried out separately into all employees of the centre management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18017/24]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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International Protection Procurement Services (IPPS) contract for the provision of services to accommodation International Protection (IP) applicants. Part of that service provision includes the requirement for the accommodation to be adequately staffed 24/7 to maintain the privacy and security of residents. This is determined on a case by case basis by the provider. The Department does not set a criteria for this. The Department does not employ any of the staff working in accommodation centres.

The Department does not contract separately for security in accommodation centres. I do not believe that these statements are contradictory.

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