Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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1654. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people granted international protection status in the past five years, by year, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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1655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people that have had applications rejected for international protection status in the past five years, by year, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21090/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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1659. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people currently awaiting a decision on their application for international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21122/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1654, 1655 and 1659 together.

It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available.

I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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1656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the number of people that have appealed their rejected applications for international protection status in the past five years, by year, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21101/25]

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

In 2024 the International Protection Office (IPO) delivered over 14,000 first decisions compared to over 8,500 in 2023, while the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) closed around 3,100 appeals in 2024 compared to over 1,700 in 2023.

This substantial increase in processing results from investment in increased staffing levels, technology and infrastructure, as well as the increased use of panel members and Tribunal members at the IPO and IPAT respectively.

I intend to further invest in the immigration system to support an ambitious target in the IPO of 25,000 first-instance decisions this year. The IPAT also aims to increase the number of appeals completed over the course of 2025 with the recruitment of additional Tribunal Members to increase its decision-making capacity currently taking place.

Attached are statistics on appeals accepted by the IPAT from 2020 until 18 April 2025. The first table contains a breakdown by age and gender of all appeals accepted, and the second table provides a breakdown by nationality for all appeals accepted.