Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
543. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons from Ukraine who are being provided with accommodation by the State per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52502/23]
View answerIreland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since February 2022, as part of the Whole of Government response my Department has worked extensively to support over 100,500 people who have sought temporary protection in Ireland in fleeing the war in Ukraine, over 80% of whom have sought State supported accommodation.???
Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale during this timeframe for all those who require it remains immensely challenging. Due to the urgent need to source accommodation, my Department has contracted in excess of 59,000 beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in more than 980 mainly commercial settings including hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering accommodation and certain other repurposed settings.
The below table provides a snapshot of the number of BOTPs in accommodation classified by County to the extent that our records can provide at this time. Please note that the below table refers to BOTPs in DCEDIY-provided accommodation only. It should also be noted that the information below provides an overview at a given point in time and is contingent on a number of factors that are subject to change including accommodation availability, providers in contract at any given time, configurations, transfers resulting from contracts ceasing, etc.
|
County |
No of BOTPs in Accommodation * |
|
Carlow |
899 |
|
Cavan |
1284 |
|
Clare |
3688 |
|
Cork |
5799 |
|
Donegal |
5529 |
|
Dublin |
7052 |
|
Galway |
?3812 |
|
Kerry |
7445 |
|
Kildare |
?571 |
|
Kilkenny |
?898 |
|
Laois |
?382 |
|
Leitrim |
?1068 |
|
Limerick |
?2048 |
|
Longford |
?386 |
|
Louth |
937 |
|
Mayo |
?3066 |
|
Meath |
?1877 |
|
Monaghan |
425 |
|
Offaly |
1140 |
|
Roscommon |
710 |
|
Sligo |
1773 |
|
Tipperary |
1623 |
|
Waterford |
1242 |
|
Westmeath |
?1741 |
|
Wexford |
1913 |
|
Wicklow |
1478 |
|
Total |
58,786 |
*As at 26th November 2023.
This information is also published by my Department regularly and is available at gov.ie - Accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) (www.gov.ie).
