Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 June 2021
167. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a monthly breakdown of the number of international protection applicants looked after at a quarantine facility (details supplied) in County Louth from December 2020 to May 2021 will be provided; the number of persons accommodated; the average length of stay for each month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35423/21]
View answerThe centre to which the Deputy refers is currently being used to provide quarantine facilities for residents who left their allocated accommodation to live temporarily with family or friends and who now wish to re-enter International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. IPAS adopted this policy last year following consultations with public health officials in order to mitigate the risk of spread of COVID-19 from private accommodation to the IPAS accommodation network.
The average length of stay at this centre is 14 days. The below table provides a breakdown of the number of residents that the centre has accommodated between the period of December 2020 and May 2021.
|
Month |
Residents Accommodated |
|
Dec-20 |
16 |
|
Jan-21 |
59 |
|
Feb-21 |
35 |
|
Mar-21 |
68 |
|
Apr-21 |
33 |
|
May-21 |
37 |
|
Total |
248 |
