Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional staff, by grade, that were recruited for the international protection office in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13132/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I can assure the Deputy that I am fully committed to ensuring that Ireland’s International Protection system is robust and rules based, and that our borders are protected.

Increased staff levels, more investment in technology and infrastructure, and increases in Panel Members in the International Protection Office (IPO) has allowed for a major increase in processing capacity and the introduction of accelerated processing.

The IPO now has 612 staff, an increase of 189% over 2022. In addition, 244 case processing panel members are contracted by the International Protection Office.

The table below shows the number of additional IPO staff, by grade, recruited in 2024 and to date in 2025: