Written answers

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Housing Provision

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1230. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if urgent action will be taken to ensure that a family (details supplied) is moved to appropriate accommodation. [1291/25]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) cannot comment on individual cases. I can reassure the Deputy that IPAS officials are aware of the specific case and the identified needs.

However, I wish to reassure the Deputy that the teams in IPAS have a number of protocols and procedures in place for considering applications for transfer in cases of medical priority, where persons are undergoing specialist treatment or need to live within a reasonable travelling distance to a hospital. However, such transfers are dependent on accommodation availability.

Where persons or their representatives wish to submit a request for transfer on medical or exceptional grounds, they should arrange to have a referral form from the completed by their doctor and submitted to .

Queries or concerns may be submitted at any time to the IPAS Helpdesk by email to .

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