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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 March 2022

Thursday, 3 March 2022

Questions (308)

Ruairí Ó Murchú

Question:

308. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants looked after at a quarantine facility (details supplied) in County Louth from May 2021 to date by month; 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. [12212/22]

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The centre to which the Deputy refers was used to provide quarantine facilities for residents who left their allocated accommodation to live temporarily with family or friends and who wished to re-enter International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation at a later date.

IPAS adopted this policy in 2020 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 was 12 days in the period May 2021 to December 2021. The below table provides a breakdown of the number of residents that the centre has accommodated between the period of May 2021 to present date.  The centre has been used as a standard centre to accommodate applicants for international protection since January 2022.

Month

No. of Residents

Average Length of Stay in days

May-21

29

14

Jun-21

47

15

Jul-21

33

14

Aug-21

20

13

Sep-21

31

11

Oct-21

26

12

Nov-21

32

17

Dec-21

5

3

Jan-22

104

N/A

Feb-22

148

N/A

Deputy, I trust that this information satisfies your query.

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