Michael Collins (Cork South-West, Independent Ireland Party)
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619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total payments made to a company in a relation to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57388/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Details of payments made to specific providers for specific locations are not publicly supplied by my Department as such details are commercially sensitive. However, the Deputy may wish to note that payments over €20,000 to suppliers of the Department generally, including accommodation providers, are periodically published officially. The most recent figures are published at the URL www.gov.ie/en/collection/dfdadb-department-of-children-and-youth-affairs-purchase-orders-for-20000-o/

The property to which the Deputy refers had previously provided 90-Day accommodation from March 2024 to March 2025 for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. When this initial contract was due for renewal, there were sufficient beds available to the Department to meet the then lowering demand for 90-day accommodation and it was decided not to renew the contract for Newhall.

To address the recent increase in arrivals from Ukraine a new contract has been agreed with this property for a six-month period which is viewed as appropriate and in line with the contractual duration of other 90-day Designated Accommodation Centres. The requirement for this facility will be kept under review.