Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1324. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 14 November 2023, the number of State owned and operated accommodation facilities; the locations of the accommodation; and the number of applicants in each location. [56520/23]
View answerIreland is currently accommodating more than 101,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. This includes almost 75,000 Ukrainian people who have sought accommodation from the State and over 26,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation.
Intensive efforts are being undertaken daily by Department officials to source emergency accommodation. However, procuring enough bed space to keep pace with incoming arrivals remains extremely challenging.
As at 7 January 2024, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is operating 7 State owned accommodation centres across four counties, with capacity for 1,299 beds.
Please see in tabular format, the number of State owned centres in operation per county, along with capacity in each county.
|
County |
Number of State Owned IPAS Centres |
Capacity |
|
Cork |
1 |
301 |
|
Clare |
1 |
350 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
348 |
|
Westmeath |
1 |
300 |
|
Total |
7 |
1,299 |
