Robert Troy
Question:484. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seekers/refugees in County Westmeath as of December 2022. [4096/24]
View answerTuesday, 30 January 2024
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Ireland and many other European countries are experiencing a significant increase of people seeking international protection (IP).
As at 14 January, there are over 26,500 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole compared with just over 19,000 people at this time last year.
On 25 December 2022, there were circa 18,534 people accommodated in the IPAS system as a whole, of whom 701 were residing in Westmeath.
IPAS releases weekly statistics in relation to international protection (IP) applicants. This includes a per county breakdown of where IP applicants are residing. These statistics are located on the Gov.ie website: gov.ie - IPAS Statistics (www.gov.ie)