78. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current plans for the IPAS accommodation at Kippure, County Wicklow, much of which is subject to planning enforcement by Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35712/26]

An accommodation service provider provides accommodation for people seeking international protection at Kippure Holiday Village in Co. Wicklow on behalf of the Department.

All regulatory matters, including those related to planning, are between the local authority and the accommodation service provider.

The Department is aware of ongoing engagement between the provider and the local authority in relation to a number of planning matters at this property, and that these matters are currently before the courts.

The Department is informed that the planning matters at this site are related to parts of the property that are not contracted to provide IPAS accommodation.

Availability of IPAS accommodation remains under pressure, and though numbers of applications have reduced since 2024, approximately 1,000 people are making applications each month.

Kippure Holiday Village will continue to accommodate people seeking international protection until the relevant proceeding are concluded. Any action required as a result of the outcome will be followed up without delay.

Details of contractual arrangements in relation to International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation centres are treated confidential and commercially sensitive.

However, there is full transparency from the Department in terms of providers receiving payments, with details of all payments over €20,000 and the recipients published quarterly online at gov.ie here: www.gov.ie/en/collection/dfdadb-department-of-children-and-youth-affairs-purchase-orders-for-20000-o/