198. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a detailed statement on the specific clauses within service-level agreements (SLAs) with private contractors managing facilities (details supplied) that define the "boundary of responsibility" regarding the welfare and safety of residents; if these contracts stipulate that the duty of care for residents ceases once an individual passes beyond the facility gates, as reportedly claimed by security staff during a medical emergency involving a 22-year-old resident on 9 May 2026; the way in which his Department ensures that resident welfare and community safety are maintained when residents are in the surrounding locality, and whether current SLAs include protocols for contractors to assist residents in distress outside the immediate campus; whether any risk or safeguarding assessments have been conducted to evaluate the impact of this perceived "responsibility gap" on the local community and the health outcomes of vulnerable residents; the steps being taken to ensure that centre management, An Garda Síochána, and the National Ambulance Service have a coordinated response protocol for incidents involving residents that occur in the public domain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/26]

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198. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a detailed statement on the specific clauses within service-level agreements (SLAs) with private contractors managing facilities (details supplied) that define the "boundary of responsibility" regarding the welfare and safety of residents; if these contracts stipulate that the duty of care for residents ceases once an individual passes beyond the facility gates, as reportedly claimed by security staff during a medical emergency involving a 22-year-old resident on 9 May 2026; the way in which his Department ensures that resident welfare and community safety are maintained when residents are in the surrounding locality, and whether current SLAs include protocols for contractors to assist residents in distress outside the immediate campus; whether any risk or safeguarding assessments have been conducted to evaluate the impact of this perceived "responsibility gap" on the local community and the health outcomes of vulnerable residents; the steps being taken to ensure that centre management, An Garda Síochána, and the National Ambulance Service have a coordinated response protocol for incidents involving residents that occur in the public domain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/26]

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