Firm housing international protection applicants receives €10.65m from Justice Dept in three months
Gordon Deegan
The two joint owners of a Co Galway-based security and facilities firm that has obtained State contracts to assist with the accommodation of International Protection (IP) applicants and Ukrainians have shared dividends of €10.97 million over two years.
Both from Ballinasloe in Co Galway, Alan Connolly and Conor Nolan each own 50 per cent of Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd through their Be Rite Group Ltd.
New accounts show that Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd declared a dividend to Be Rite Group Ltd of €5.29 million last year, and this followed a dividend payout to Be Rite Group of €5.68 million in 2024 - €10.97 million across the two years.
The dividend payout for the 12 months to the end of March 2025 coincided with Allpro Security Services Ireland continuing to make very strong profits from its work on State contracts.
The company recorded pre-tax profits of €10.5 million for the 12 months to the end of March 2025, which was down 14 per cent on the pre-tax profits of €12.28 million for the prior 12 months.
The decline in profits followed revenues decreasing by 11 per cent from €44.3 million to €39.57 million in the 12 months to the end of March 2025.
The company recorded post-tax profits of €9.15 million after incurring a corporation tax charge of €1.35 million.
The directors state that the principal activity of the company is the provision of security, cleaning services and facilities.
The company continued to expand in 2025, with the number of employees increasing by 233 from 897 to 1,130 last year.
The profits for last year take account of non-cash depreciation costs of €132,071 and lease costs of €1.4 million.
On the firm’s future developments, the directors state that “the company has made a significant investment since the year end which the directors believe will yield significant future turnover and, hence, increase profits going forward”.
The most recent figures published by the Department of Justice show that All-Pro Services Ltd received €10.65 million, including 23 per cent VAT for State contracting in providing security and facility management services for the last three months of 2025 alone.
A spokesman for the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration confirmed on Tuesday that Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd “is contracted to provide accommodation services at three State-owned sites accommodating people seeking international protection”.
He said: “These are Crook Sling, Columb Barracks and Kilbride Army camp. It also provides accommodation services at one commercial accommodation centre in Dundrum, Co. Dublin”.
He added: “At IPAS accommodation Centres, the Department contracts with a provider for accommodation services at the property.
He said that the provider “is contractually obliged to ensure all activities at the property are within agreed standards and legal limits, including provision of services and supplies that are essential to the operation of the centre. Services like catering, security, food, cleaning or utilities are not generally procured or purchased directly by the Department”.
He added that security at accommodation centres for people seeking international protection is a very important part of those contracts with the centre's accommodation service provider.
"The Department places a very high priority on this contractual requirement, as it relates directly to the security and safety of the centre, the residents and staff, and this is measured and monitored as part of our oversight of the centre and the provider during the lifetime of the contract”.
