Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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430. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA has undertaken inspections of IPAS centres specifically focused on compliance with policy statements on domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence safeguards since the introduction of the 2019 National Standards for Accommodation; and if such inspection reports are publicly available. [60687/25]

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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431. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA plans to update or expand its inspection criteria for IPAS to include explicit standards relating to policy statements on domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence prevention, reporting, and response; and when this will take effect. [60688/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 430 and 431 together.

The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is under the remit of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, as such the Deputies questions would be better directed to the Minister of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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432. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will establish dedicated sexual violence and sexual health clinics accessible to international protection applicants, given concerns raised by women regarding past experiences of sexual violence and the absence of accessible therapeutic supports. [60689/25]

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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433. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the establishment of satellite counselling and therapeutic services within or adjacent to IPAS centres, to ensure persons with experiences of sexual violence or coercive control can access trauma-informed care without prohibitive barriers such as transport or childcare. [60690/25]

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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434. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will ensure that maternity and sexual health services provided to women in IPAS are culturally competent and trauma-informed, recognising that many women have disclosed experiences of sexual violence both prior to and during their journey to Ireland. [60693/25]