Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of any submissions or equivalent high-level documents created for the Minister for the Gaeltacht or the Secretary General regarding proposed policy changes aiming, recommending, or pertaining to exclusion of Irish colleges situated in the Gaeltacht regions from eligibility to apply as providers of accommodation for various categories of asylum seekers. This includes beneficiaries of temporary accommodation, international protection applicants, international individuals seeking accommodation or refuge, etc. Copies of correspondence or documentation exchanged between the management or owners of Irish colleges and the Department / Minister for the Gaeltacht concerning changing the use of the college from summer college for school students to accommodation for refugees, Ukrainians, asylum seekers, or other similar categories as mentioned above.