The war in Ukraine, combined with the high number of international protection applicants has resulted in the largest humanitarian effort in the State's history.
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is engaged across Government concerning temporary accommodation for those in need of shelter and is responsible for all contracted accommodation used to house Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) and other International Protection (IP) applicants.
In June 2023, Fáilte Ireland carried out a detailed analysis of data provided by DCEDIY concerning the bed stock under contract to accommodate BOTPs and IPs and established that 13% of registered tourism stock nationally, or just under 30,000 beds, was under contract to DCEDIY, of which 25,059 were hotel beds. I understand that an additional quantum of tourism-type accommodation that is not registered with Fáilte Ireland is also contracted to DCEDIY. This analysis also identified the number of contracted beds in Fáilte Ireland registered hotels on a county by county basis and this is set out in the table below.
On 28 June, I convened a meeting of the Hospitality and Tourism Forum and I invited all stakeholders to provide evidence on the impacts of stock displacement within the tourism sector to enable me to make a considered evaluation of the matter. I have asked my officials and Fáilte Ireland to continue to engage with tourism interests and operators on the ground around the country to better understand the full impacts of stock displacement within the sector, including economic activity and employment.
Fáilte Ireland has carried out an analysis of the potential tourism-related revenue that may be at risk owing to the impacts of stock displacement. This estimate of the economic impact of displaced registered tourism accommodation is €700 million per annum on the basis that for every €1 spent on tourism accommodation a further €2.50 is spent in the wider economy. This analysis is available on Fáilte Ireland's website:
www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/Publications/update-on-government-contracted-accommodation-stock.pdf?ext=.pdf
Number of contracted beds in Fáilte Ireland registered Hotels (only) on a County by County basis as per the data provided by DCEDIY in June 2023:
|
County
|
No of FI Registered Hotels
|
No of Bed Spaces in DI Registered Hotels
|
BOTP & IP Bed Occupancy in FI Registered Hotels
|
|
Co. Carlow
|
9
|
1,378
|
60
|
|
Co. Cavan
|
14
|
2,034
|
342
|
|
Co. Clare
|
45
|
6,631
|
2908
|
|
Co. Cork
|
78
|
11,745
|
1722
|
|
Co. Donegal
|
52
|
7,591
|
1672
|
|
Co. Dublin
|
162
|
55,134
|
7460
|
|
Co. Galway
|
78
|
11,895
|
1031
|
|
Co. Kerry
|
78
|
13,546
|
2107
|
|
Co. Kildare
|
22
|
3,376
|
0
|
|
Co. Kilkenny
|
18
|
3,427
|
425
|
|
Co. Laois
|
10
|
1,423
|
157
|
|
Co. Leitrim
|
8
|
563
|
310
|
|
Co. Limerick
|
28
|
5,597
|
620
|
|
Co. Longford
|
3
|
225
|
201
|
|
Co. Louth
|
12
|
1,856
|
175
|
|
Co. Mayo
|
47
|
6,239
|
1,835
|
|
Co. Meath
|
21
|
2,877
|
314
|
|
Co. Monaghan
|
9
|
943
|
33
|
|
Co. Offaly
|
7
|
916
|
195
|
|
Co. Roscommon
|
6
|
463
|
45
|
|
Co. Sligo
|
17
|
3,242
|
581
|
|
Co. Tipperary
|
23
|
2,180
|
156
|
|
Co. Waterford
|
24
|
3,713
|
519
|
|
Co. Westmeath
|
15
|
2,751
|
551
|
|
Co. Wexford
|
26
|
4,109
|
415
|
|
Co. Wicklow
|
23
|
3,489
|
1,225
|
|
Grand Total
|
835
|
157,343
|
25,059
|
