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agency to bring the system under one roof
Immigration Management Agency
- Under the Department of Justice and Home Affairs.
- Processing, enforcement, registration and accommodation in one place.
- Extra cost: €5.5 million.
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staffing, at a cost of €82m
Fast & Fair Decisions
- Fast and fair decisions.
- Make sure people found ineligible leave, and eligible people get status quickly.
- €47 million for border control and immigration management, including more staff for the International Protection Office and the Appeals Tribunal (Alternative Budget 2027).
State
owned beds, less reliance on commercial providers
Accommodation & Communities
- More purpose-built, state-owned accommodation.
- No new centres in communities already under severe pressure.
- Consistent, transparent community consultation.
- Cap the cost of an IPAS (international protection accommodation) bed at €70 a day for new contracts from January 2027, saving €16 million in the first year (Alternative Budget 2027).