Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 March 2023
143. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline in detail specific information (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15639/23]
View answerIreland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since February 2022, my Department has worked to accommodate an unprecedented volume of persons seeking refuge following the invasion of Ukraine with over 78,000 people arriving in Ireland, including 57,000 who have sought accommodation from this Department.
Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale during this timeframe for all those who require it remains immensely challenging. Due to the urgent need to source accommodation, my Department has contracted in excess of 47,000 beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in more than 750 settings including hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering accommodation and certain other repurposed settings.
The priority is to place people fleeing the war in safe and secure accommodation.
I am advised by my officials that in respect of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection contractual arrangements are in place between my Department and 26 providers in County Mayo. Details of the contractual capacity in the 26 anonymised locations are set out in the below table. Information sought on the amounts payable were not readily available within the timeframe to respond to this Parliamentary Question.
|
Accomm |
Type |
Capacity |
|
Accomm 1 |
B&B |
5 |
|
Accomm 2 |
Guesthouse |
52 |
|
Accomm 3 |
Guesthouse |
53 |
|
Accomm 4 |
Hostel and Cottages |
114 |
|
Accomm 5 |
Suites - Self Catering |
76 |
|
Accomm 6 |
B&B |
68 |
|
Accomm 7 |
Hotel |
61 |
|
Accomm 8 |
B&B |
28 |
|
Accomm 9 |
Hotel |
69 |
|
Accomm 10 |
Hotel |
44 |
|
Accomm 11 |
Holiday Homes |
18 |
|
Accomm 12 |
Self-Catering |
32 |
|
Accomm 13 |
Guesthouse |
38 |
|
Accomm 14 |
B&B |
|
|
Accomm 15 |
Guesthouse |
31 |
|
Accomm 16 |
Hostel |
30 |
|
Accomm 17 |
Hostel |
32 |
|
Accomm 18 |
Guesthouse |
18 |
|
Accomm 19 |
Holiday Homes |
48 |
|
Accomm 20 |
B&B |
9 |
|
Accomm 21 |
Hotel |
55 |
|
Accomm 22 |
Hotel |
90 |
|
Accomm 23 |
Hotel |
131 |
|
Accomm 24 |
Holiday Homes |
73 |
|
Accomm 25 |
Apartments |
50 |
|
Accomm 26 |
B&B |
12 |
In respect of International Protection accommodation , the following information for County Mayo has been extracted from our records and is provided in tabular form below.
2021
|
Accommodation Centre |
Occupancy |
Amount |
|
Property 1 |
211 |
€3,742,157.94 |
2022
|
Accommodation Centre |
Occupancy |
Amount |
|
Property 1 |
243 |
€3,978.075.74 |
|
Property 2 |
61 |
€409,920.00 |
|
Property 3 |
192 |
€338,766.00 |
