675. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 20 May 2026, whether he will correct or clarify the record in respect of where his answer referred to general IPAS inspection arrangements, in circumstances where FOI evidence and published inspection records appear to show that the State-owned Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre are not designated centres, have no published HIQA or IPAS inspection reports, and are treated differently from a privately owned facility (details supplied) on the same campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45398/26]

All IPAS Accommodation Centres, whether state-owned or contracted emergency accommodation, are subject to oversight arrangements through the Department's Centre Management and Compliance Team, and inspected either by HIQA, department officials, or by external inspectors commissioned by the Department.

As the Deputy will be aware, across the wider network of IPAS Accommodation Centres, emergency accommodation centres are inspected by the Department through officials or through an external contractor. 420 of these inspections were completed in 2025 and these reports are published regularly on gov.ie.

The inspections examine the quality of the accommodation services, looking at food quality, fire safety, appropriate signage and information for residents, the condition of communal areas and sleeping quarters and adherence to hygiene and other health and safety measures. Centres are inspected at intervals every year and all inspections are unannounced. These inspections also check on whether centres are fulfilling their overall contractual obligations.

Where any centre, following an inspection, has areas of partial or non-compliance identified, a bespoke compliance plan is agreed, noting the specific and time-bound measures which will be taken in order to ensure full compliance.

Prior to the purchase of the site in August last year, the accommodation capacity at Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre was primarily provided to people fleeing the war in Ukraine, which is not subject to the same oversight arrangements as IPAS Accommodation Centres. The former hotel remains primarily used for this purpose.

The Convention Centre on the campus has been used as accommodation for international protection applicants since 2023, and is regularly inspected by Department officials, many of whom are working on site on a routine basis. I can assure the Deputy that regular inspections of service provision at the Citywest Reception Centre will continue to take place as we progress implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.