Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
458. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who are being provided with accommodation by the State per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5457/24]
View answerIreland is now accommodating over 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 almost 27,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation.
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) .
Please see, in tabular format, the breakdown of where IP applicants are residing across the State, as at 28 January 2024.
|
County |
IP Applicants |
|
Carlow |
219 |
|
Cavan |
159 |
|
Clare |
727 |
|
Cork City |
622 |
|
Cork County |
991 |
|
Donegal |
1,674 |
|
Dublin City |
3,181 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
730 |
|
Fingal County |
2,429 |
|
Galway City Council |
1,118 |
|
Galway County Council |
167 |
|
Kerry |
792 |
|
Kildare |
773 |
|
Kilkenny |
147 |
|
Laois |
615 |
|
Leitrim |
87 |
|
Limerick City and County |
399 |
|
Longford |
143 |
|
Louth |
890 |
|
Mayo |
1,334 |
|
Meath |
908 |
|
Monaghan |
576 |
|
Offaly |
257 |
|
Roscommon |
194 |
|
Sligo |
429 |
|
South County Dublin |
3,345 |
|
Tipperary |
589 |
|
Waterford |
653 |
|
Westmeath |
830 |
|
Wexford |
583 |
|
Wicklow |
1,262 |
|
Total |
26,823 |
