PQ 199
199. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the legal and policy rationale for requesting a change of use exemption (details supplied); the reason this exemption is being requested for a privately owned facility; the way in which his Department justifies applying the same planning approach to this site as the State-linked Citywest Reception Centre; the intended duration of use for the facility as International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation the projected and maximum occupancy levels for this specific location; if these figures and the "scale and intensity" of the development have been formally evaluated in a community impact assessment to determine the cumulative effect on the wider area, given that no public consultation or submission process has been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38050/26]
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199. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the legal and policy rationale for requesting a change of use exemption (details supplied); the reason this exemption is being requested for a privately owned facility; the way in which his Department justifies applying the same planning approach to this site as the State-linked Citywest Reception Centre; the intended duration of use for the facility as International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation the projected and maximum occupancy levels for this specific location; if these figures and the "scale and intensity" of the development have been formally evaluated in a community impact assessment to determine the cumulative effect on the wider area, given that no public consultation or submission process has been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38050/26]
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