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State pays Deloitte Ireland €10.45m in consultancy fees
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State pays Deloitte Ireland €10.45m in consultancy fees

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  • The Irish state paid Deloitte Ireland €10.45 million in consultancy fees since the start of last year.
  • The fees covered assistance with the international protection accommodation crisis and support for Ukrainian refugees.
  • The Department of Justice stated that Deloitte's services have focused on process improvement and reducing accommodation service rates.

The Irish state has paid Deloitte Ireland €10.45 million in consultancy fees since January of last year, assisting with the international protection accommodation crisis and support for Ukrainian refugees. In the second quarter of 2026 alone, the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration paid Deloitte Ireland LLP €2.45 million.

Deloitte has provided consultancy services to assist with the response to the international protection accommodation crisis and the war in Ukraine over a number of years.

— Dept of Justice spokesmanResponding to questions about the consultancy fees paid to Deloitte.

This payout included €2.07 million for international protection accommodation and related costs, and an additional €378,687 for Ukrainian accommodation and other expenses. The total payments to Deloitte Ireland LLP by the Department of Integration and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration since January 2025 amount to €10.45 million, comprising €8.86 million for IP accommodation and €1.6 million for Ukrainian accommodation.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice confirmed that Deloitte has provided consultancy services for several years, focusing on process improvement and reducing accommodation service rates. Deloitte Ireland declined to comment on client engagements. Separately, Deloitte received an additional €1.07 million from the Department for Information Management and Technology maintenance and support in the last quarter.

These services have focused on a number of areas, including continuing process improvement and reducing rates for accommodation services.

— Dept of Justice spokesmanFurther detailing the scope of Deloitte's consultancy work.

The spending on Deloitte's consultancy is in addition to the €317.05 million paid to commercial operators for accommodating international protection applicants and Ukrainians between April 1 and June 30, 2026. This equates to an average daily spending of €3.48 million. Firms accommodating IP applicants received €255.6 million, while payments for accommodating Ukrainians decreased to €61.45 million for the three-month period.

Deloitte is not in a position to comment on these client engagements.

— Deloitte Ireland spokespersonWhen asked to comment on their work for the Department of Justice.

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O'Callaghan, stated that International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) is reviewing commercial contracts and driving improvements in standards, governance, and compliance. He noted that a new rate card model, introduced in May 2025, is reducing costs for new and renewed contracts. The allocation for IPAS accommodation and supports for 2025 was initially €1.2 billion, which has since been reduced.

IP (International Protection) accommodation and related costs

— Department of JusticeCategorization of a portion of the consultancy fees paid to Deloitte.
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