Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 December 2023
213. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAs and BoTPs that are currently being accommodated in towns (details supplied) in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55667/23]
View answerI have been advised that there are a total of 577 IP applicants and 1,176 beneficiaries of temporary protection being accommodated in Co. Tipperary in the towns to which the Deputy refers.
In relation to those fleeing the Ukraine, information on a county level is also published by my Department regularly at: www.gov.ie/en/publication/9ac7b-accommodation-of-beneficiaries-of-temporary-protection-botps/
I also wish to draw attention to the wide ranging analysis produced by the CSO on a regular basis as part of its ‘Arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland Series’ (www.cso.ie/en/statistics/population/arrivalsfromukraineinireland/)
My Department does not publicly detail the locations of accommodation centres in the interest of the privacy and security of residents and providers.
I wish to thank the many individuals, volunteers, community groups and the Local Authority in Co. Tipperary who have displayed an incredible level of generosity in their support and who have contributed so much as part of the humanitarian response to welcoming those fleeing the war in Ukraine and elsewhere.
