International Protection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Questions (505)

Jim O'Callaghan

Question:

505. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of persons currently in the International Protection Accommodation Service; the number who have applied in the past three months; the number who applied between three and six months ago; the number who applied six to twelve months ago; the number who applied more than twelve months ago; their country of origin; the number who have been granted leave to remain; and the number who are still awaiting a decision in tabular form. [59141/22]

Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The breakdown by county of the number of persons currently resident in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation, as at 20 November, is set out below.

Any queries relating to application timeframes are a matter for the International Protection Office (IPO) which falls under the aegis of the Department of Justice and should be directed accordingly.

In relation to country of origin, international protection applicants have a statutory right to anonymity and, accordingly, IPAS does not provide such information about the residents of IPAS accommodation.

The number of people who have been granted leave to remain at the end of October is 4,625.

IPAS accommodation numbers by county

County	Number of people
Cavan	116
Clare	518
Cork	1170
Donegal	616
Dublin	6854
Galway	610
Kerry	850
Kildare	489
Laois	455
Leitrim	97
Limerick	257
Longford	70
Louth	445
Mayo	512
Meath	867
Monaghan	421
Offaly	162
Sligo	220
Tipperary	417
Waterford	423
Westmeath	872
Wexford	204
Wicklow	873
Total	17,518