International Protection

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Questions (544)

Alan Dillon

Question:

544. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who are being provided with accommodation by the State per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52503/23]

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Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

As at 19th November 2023, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is providing accommodation to 25,742 people seeking refuge in Ireland, and since January 2022 have brought over 190 properties into use to ensure that all those who arrive in Ireland seeking International Protection (IP) who require shelter can be accommodated.

The State has a legal obligation to assess the claims of those who seek IP, and in that time, to provide accommodation and supports in line with the Recast Reception Conditions Directive (SI 230 of 2018), to those that require it.

The International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) continues to explore all offers of accommodation for international protection applicants IPAs in as far as it can. There remains an acute shortfall with respect to accommodation, and IPPS is working to bring further properties into use to ensure that all those who arrive in Ireland seeking shelter can be accommodated.

Please see, in tabular format, the number of international protection applicants (IPAs), accommodated in each county in Ireland.

County	Occupancy
Carlow	178
Cavan	184
Clare	719
Cork City	705
Cork County	790
Donegal	1533
Dublin City	3186
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	275
Fingal County	2412
Galway City Council	968
Galway County Council	209
Kerry	725
Kildare	792
Kilkenny	156
Laois	636
Leitrim	88
Limerick City and County	401
Longford	143
Louth	841
Mayo	1282
Meath	928
Monaghan	573
Offaly	235
Roscommon	181
Sligo	393
South County Dublin	3326
Tipperary	631
Waterford	569
Westmeath	871
Wexford	594
Wicklow	1236
Total	25742