Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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688. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing times for appeals to the International Appeals Protection Tribunal in the years 2020 to date in 2025; by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66177/25]

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appeals to the International Appeals Protection Tribunal in the years 2020 to date in 2025; by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66178/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 688 and 689 together.

There has been a significant increase in investment into the international protection system which, combined with digitisation and process reengineering, has facilitated a major increase in processing capacity.

There remains is a strong commitment to resource the Tribunal through its budget and staffing. This has been particularly evident in the past two years with the Tribunal budget increasing by 95% since 2023 and administrative staff doubling in capacity. Recent competitions have also seen part time tribunal members increasing from 89 to 143 and whole-time members from 6 to 9.

In 2024, the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) closed around 3,100 appeals compared to over 1,700 in 2023. To date in 2025, the IPAT has increased the number of appeals completed by 78% over the full year figure for 2024.

The table below shows International Protection Appeals Tribunal appeals accepted for each quarter from 2020 to Q3 2025.