Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 December 2022
57. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of Ukrainian refugees that are being supported by her Department by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61796/22]
View answerMy Department has responsibility for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018 – 2023 that provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion at a local level through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies. SICAP is delivered by 46 Local Development Companies (LDCs) across 51 Geographic Lot areas. The 2023 allocation for SICAP is €44.3m, an increase of 3% for each SICAP Lot area over the 2022 allocation.
Since the start of this crisis, flexibility has been offered by my Department in relation to SICAP so that its some 600 community development workers can contribute locally in responding to the needs of the people from Ukraine to help them settle in and engage with local communities.
I am delighted that my Department secured additional funding of €10m for SICAP in 2023 to allow Local Development Companies to continue their work to support arrivals from Ukraine. This follows an allocation of €5m in 2022 for that work.
The allocation model recommended for this additional €10m allocation is based on the estimated number of arrivals from Ukraine by SICAP Lot Area as of September 2022, using CSO data.
As of 19th December 2022, SICAP has supported:
- 4,572 individuals (KPI 2) with Ukrainian nationality
- 45 Local Community Groups (KPI 1) that refer to Ukraine in their name
- 8,352 people through 195 group events that refer to Ukraine in their description
- 6,214 children/parents through 100 children and family activities that refer to Ukraine in their description
Please see breakdown by county in the table as follows:
|
County |
No. of Individuals (KPI 2) |
No. of LCGs (KPI 1) |
No. of Group Events |
No. of Participants |
No. of Children & Family Activities |
No. of Participants |
|
Carlow |
168 |
0 |
60 |
624 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
243 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clare |
18 |
3 |
18 |
1064 |
3 |
123 |
|
Cork |
1028 |
6 |
6 |
610 |
5 |
311 |
|
Donegal |
143 |
0 |
3 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dublin |
444 |
2 |
23 |
1724 |
18 |
1567 |
|
Galway |
67 |
0 |
3 |
190 |
1 |
50 |
|
Kerry |
139 |
0 |
6 |
189 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kildare |
40 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kilkenny |
88 |
0 |
4 |
1021 |
1 |
167 |
|
Laois |
57 |
0 |
2 |
135 |
0 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
152 |
1 |
4 |
365 |
5 |
168 |
|
Limerick |
94 |
0 |
10 |
318 |
25 |
1368 |
|
Longford |
56 |
4 |
7 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louth |
180 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
61 |
1 |
14 |
402 |
23 |
1416 |
|
Meath |
261 |
1 |
1 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
48 |
8 |
6 |
264 |
0 |
0 |
|
Roscommon |
62 |
0 |
5 |
129 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
119 |
0 |
1 |
66 |
5 |
169 |
|
Tipperary |
175 |
8 |
5 |
281 |
1 |
14 |
|
Waterford |
137 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
1 |
144 |
|
Westmeath |
399 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
114 |
6 |
6 |
66 |
4 |
347 |
|
Wicklow |
277 |
0 |
8 |
663 |
8 |
370 |
|
Total |
4572 |
45 |
195 |
8352 |
100 |
6214 |
It is acknowledged that there may be inconsistencies with the reporting of this data and it may not necessarily present a full representation of SICAP work with the Ukrainian community due to time constraints and the urgency of the response since the crisis began. It is anticipated that there will be a more comprehensive picture of the SICAP supports as the data processes for supports to Ukrainians become more embedded and the annual progress reports are submitted at the end of the year.
The Ukrainian crisis is an evolving situation, with people occasionally moving from one part of the country to another. My Department will engage with LDCs to review the situation during the year, with a view to identifying allocations to be adjusted in line with the needs of each LDC where necessary.
