Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
988. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list all locations at which new accommodation centres were established for asylum seekers from 1 January 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1416/23]
View answerPlease see below the requested list of all locations at which new accommodation centres were established for international protection applicants from 1 January 2021 to date:
|
County |
Number of Accommodation centres opened since Jan 2021 |
|
Donegal |
9 |
|
Dublin |
27 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
|
Cork |
2 |
|
Galway |
5 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
|
Laois |
2 |
|
Limerick |
2 |
|
Louth |
3 |
|
Mayo |
3 |
|
Meath |
2 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
|
Sligo |
1 |
|
Tipperary |
1 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
|
Westmeath |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
3 |
|
Total |
71 |
I trust this information satisfies your query, Deputy.
There are over 19,300 people accommodated in International Protection Application Services (IPAS) accommodation centres. This compares with 7,500 people accommodated at the same time last year. The pressure to accommodate almost 75,000 people in such a short period of time has led to significant shortages, particularly for the international protection cohort. Access to suitable accommodation is severely constrained. The number of IPAs and Ukrainian BOTPs arriving in Ireland is expected to remain at elevated levels for the foreseeable future.
