PQ 916
916. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify comments in respect of compliance with the required standard for each resident to have 4.56 sq.m of space (details supplied) when that obligation was only met by a diversion of the Department’s own requirements in relation to the use of bunk beds, as borne out by official inspections (most recently on 13 May 2025); if he will clarify the position in relation to the application and oversight of the relevant standards and requirements in this case and for IPAS centres generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12494/26]
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916. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify comments in respect of compliance with the required standard for each resident to have 4.56 sq.m of space (details supplied) when that obligation was only met by a diversion of the Department’s own requirements in relation to the use of bunk beds, as borne out by official inspections (most recently on 13 May 2025); if he will clarify the position in relation to the application and oversight of the relevant standards and requirements in this case and for IPAS centres generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12494/26]
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