Ireland ‘nowhere near’ Ice-style deportation system – Justice ministerBy Bairbre Holmes, Press AssociationIreland is “nowhere near” an Ice-style deportation system, the Minister of Justice has said. Those measures include the purchasing of more units to “increase the amount of accommodation that the state owns”, but said the state would not be looking at purpose-built accommodation. O’Callaghan said that deal increased the number of spaces owned by the state from 900 to 4,000 last year. The state would “not just” be procuring hotels, O’Callaghan said, but did not elaborate on what other type of properties would be bought by the Government. Currently, the department’s budget for international protection accommodation allows for 33,000 units, O’Callaghan said.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2026 11:58 UTC