2454. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all of the community dialogue events being arranged by his community engagement team; to provide the full list of participants and invitees to the community dialogue event in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62539/26]

The Department’s Community Engagement Team (CET) was established in 2023 to engage directly with community stakeholders like elected representatives, local authorities, community members and service providers, in advance of a new accommodation centre opening for international protection applicants, or for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

As part of the Programme for Government 2025, Securing Ireland’s Future, there is a commitment to provide for detailed discussions with communities and to plan more effectively for delivery of public services. The Department has been progressing this commitment since early 2026, and part of this process includes community meetings being convened, in partnership with each of the 31 Local Authorities, to seek feedback on accommodation, migration and integration initiatives in each local authority area. Participants are identified by the Local Authority and drawn from existing local authority structures including the PPN, Community Integration Forums, Local Community Development Committees, Local Community Safety Partnerships etc. In general, the CET does not issue the invitations and does not retain a record of the names of participants at the community dialogues.

As of 01/09, 17 Local Authorities have collaborated with the Community Engagement Team to host community dialogues in their areas. The CET continues to engage with Local Authorities to schedule community dialogues.

The Community Engagement Team is collaborating with Tipperary Local Authority to convene a community dialogue which will take place in October.