The review raises serious concerns with management of emergency accommodation through which billions of euro are paid to private providers to make up a shortfall in State-owned accommodation.
Internal files show the International Protection Appeals Tribunal has flagged concerns it may struggle to produce timely, high-quality and fair decisions without additional resources as its caseload balloons.
A premises in Roscommon operated by Transboil Limited was shut down in February over serious fire safety concerns. The company also uses several properties in Donegal recently refused exemptions to operate as emergency accommodation without planning permission.
Released records lay bare the reasons why authorities terminated contracts with companies involved in the multi-billion-euro private emergency accommodation sector for people seeking asylum here.
Data released to The Currency shows nearly 600 complaints since January 2024 from residents at private temporary housing for those seeking asylum here, a sector in receipt of €4.7bn in funding since 2020.
Department of Justice files relating to the Troubles are, with very few exceptions, closed. The absence of evidence feeds speculation and compounds grief for the families of the 121 people who lost their lives in the Irish state during the Troubles.
The Immigrant Investor Programme was shut down over a year ago and approved projects await their funds, but the Department of Justice says the complete wind-down will take years.
A long overdue data overhaul is a key part of modernising the legal system. Especially if Ireland is selling itself as a post-Brexit centre for dispute resolution.
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