Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2022
306. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees from Afghanistan who are currently being hosted in the homes of Irish families in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/22]
View answerIn response to the crisis in Afghanistan in August 2021, my Department, through the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP), has made approximately 545 programme refugee places available for humanitarian cases from Afghanistan.
A total of 218 of these Afghan refugees are being hosted by Irish families or communities.
