Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1386. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the number of international protection applicants, by area in each local electoral area in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57179/23]
View answerIreland is currently accommodating more than 100,000 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.
The Department is under intensive pressure at the moment, and does not routinely compile information on which local electoral area IP applicants are residing in. In the circumstances it is not possible to undertake this exercise, however officials have endeavoured to provide information related to which Dáil constituency IP applicants are, at present, residing in. This information is included below.
|
Constituencies |
IPAS Population |
|
Dublin Bay North |
57 |
|
Dublin Bay South |
548 |
|
Dublin Central |
1,939 |
|
Dublin Fingal |
2,378 |
|
Dublin Midwest |
3,050 |
|
Dublin North West |
327 |
|
Dublin South Central |
144 |
|
Dublin South West |
330 |
|
Dun Laoghaire |
234 |
|
Dublin Rathdown |
451 |
|
Total |
9,458 |
