Deputy, as of 22 January 2023, there are over 19,800 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole. This includes the National Reception Centre and IPAS accommodation centres, City West transit hub and emergency accommodation locations nationwide.
At this point in 2022, there were approximately 7,500 persons in IPAS accommodation.
These figures are in addition to the arrival of over 66,000 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection since 24 February 2022, as a result of the war in Ukraine over 53,500 of whom have sought accommodation from The State.
In regard to your query relating to the total number of commercial buildings currently being used by IPAS to provide temporary accommodation to IPAs and Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs), broken down by local authority area; the number of persons residing in these buildings in each local authority area; and if each individual building has a fire safety certificate for residential occupancy, please see the requested information in tabular form below.
International Protection Procurement Services (IPPS) can confirm that the majority of the commercial buildings being used by IPAS to provide accommodation for people seeking international protection have valid fire safety certs for residential occupation.
One building has a validation process in train and has already had significant remedial works carried out to mitigate fire safety issues.
Although the building has a valid fire cert for office use, one building did not secure a valid fire safety certificate for residential use and, in consultation with the Chief Fire Officer of Dublin Fire Brigade, is in the process of being vacated. Remedial works will begin in addressing all issues once the building has been fully vacated.
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Property
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Local Authority Area
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Fire cert in place
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Application process in train
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Invalid application
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No of. Residents
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Two Gateway, East Wall, Dublin 3
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Dublin City Council
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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410
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Dolcain House, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
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South Dublin County Council
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No
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No
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Yes – building being vacated
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88
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Century House, North Richmond Street, Dublin 1
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Dublin City Council
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Yes, works identified from fire assessment being undertaken
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Yes
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101
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Cookstown Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
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South Dublin County Council
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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220
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Breaffy Woods Arena, Castlebar, Co.Mayo
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Mayo County Council
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Yes, works identified from fire assessment being undertaken
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N/A
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N/A
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213
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The request for information in relation to commercial buildings in use for the Ukraine response has been requested from their procurement team and is currently being collated. My officials will inform the Minister's office as soon as this information is made available.
