Written answer
International Protection
The Minister said contract details are commercially confidential and referred the Deputy to quarterly records of payments over €20,000, without addressing sums due or recoverable.
353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount paid to the operator of the former IPAS centre at Georges Street, Drogheda, from the award of its contract to the termination of that contract in November 2025; whether any sums remain due to or recoverable by the State following the company's entry into voluntary liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75234/26]
Comment on this
Details of contractual arrangements in relation to IPAS accommodation centres are treated as confidential and commercially sensitive.
In relation to payments made to this provider 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 IPAS accommodation was provided through the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality (DCDE) are available here: Purchase Orders for €20,000 or above (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/collections/department-of-children-equality-disability-integration-and-youth-purchase-orders-for-20000-or-above/).
Details of payments from this Departments are available here: Purchase Orders Issued over €20,000 in value (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/collections/department-of-justice-purchase-orders-issued-over-20000-in-value/).