671. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific access road or portion of road referred to in the Project Echo final business case for the acquisition of a facility (details supplied) including the road name, map reference, folio reference or other identifying description; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45384/26]

672. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the access road or portion of road referred to in the Project Echo final business case is a public road, taken in charge by South Dublin County Council, privately owned, subject to an easement, right of way, licence, management company arrangement or other access arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45385/26]

673. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether uninterrupted 24-hour access to a facility (details supplied) is legally secured for fire services, ambulance services, An Garda Síochána, residents, staff, service providers, buses, deliveries and neighbouring businesses; whether this was assessed before acquisition; whether any road-access risk was identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45386/26]

674. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of the annual maintenance fee payable by his Department in respect of the access road or portion of road referred to in the Project Echo final business case; the recipient of that payment; the legal basis for the payment; whether the fee is fixed, index-linked or subject to review; whether the cost was included in the 25-year value-for-money assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45387/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 to 674, inclusive, together.

The Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre is State-owned accommodation operated under contract by an accommodation provider engaged by the Department. The Hotel and Convention Centre was purchased by the State in August 2025, along with other parts, but not all of the overall Citywest campus.

The purchase of the Citywest property is a key part of the Government’s strategy to develop a stable and sustainable accommodation system for people seeking international protection by moving away from commercial properties to State-owned centres.

A map showing the parts of the campus included in the State purchase is available at www.gov.ie/citywest.

The road specified by the Deputy is the main thoroughfare access road from Garter Lane entering the site.

I can assure the Deputy that my Department holds a road access agreement with the provider on site, which includes uninterrupted 24 hour access to this road, and this expense was included in the value-for-money assessment undertaken.

The Department treats detailed contractual information as commercially sensitive and does not publish details of contracts on the basis that it could place the State at a disadvantage in other commercial negotiations.

However, there is full transparency from the Department in terms of payments, with details of all payments over €20,000 published quarterly online at Gov.ie.

Details of payments while the IPAS accommodation was provided through the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality (DCDE) are available here: Purchase Orders for €20,000 or above.

Following the Transfer of Functions on 1 May 2025, the Department of Justice is now responsible for sourcing and providing accommodation for people applying for international protection, and the details of payments since the transfer are available here: Department of Justice Purchase Orders Issued over €20,000 in value.