Peadar Tóibín
Question:685. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently in Direct Provision in Ireland; and the number who are children. [54774/23]
View answerTuesday, 12 December 2023
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As of 3 December 2023, there are a total of 25,876 people accommodated by the State in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation, 5,590 of whom are children.
IPAS accommodates International Protection (IP) applicants in IPAS centres, Emergency centres, the National Reception Centre, and tented accommodation. In face of the significant shortfall in available accommodation, the International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) has contracted a significant amount of private accommodation of various configurations
Ireland is currently accommodating approximately 100,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. This includes over 74,000 Ukrainian people who have sought accommodation from the State and, as above, nearly 26,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation.