At present nearly 29,000 people are accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole, of whom nearly 7,000 are children. This compares approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022. Together with Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection displaced by the war in Ukraine, this means that Ireland is now accommodating over 100,000 people in state-supported accommodation
The costs outlined below include all accommodation and related costs, including transport, facilities management and other related expenditure. The average cost of accommodating an IP applicant in IPAS accommodation in 2023 was €76.80 per night.
Please see, in tabular format, the total spend of IPAS accommodation, for the last 10 years respectively.
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Year
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Expenditure
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2014
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€53,217,000
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2015
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€57,025,000
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2016
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€64,137,000
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2017
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€67,359,000
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2018
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€77,993,000
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2019
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€129.408,000
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2020
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€183,215,000
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2021
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€190,856,000
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2022
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€356,554,000
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2023
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€651,756,000
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Accommodation for people fleeing Ukraine
The amount that has been spent on the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian citizens for each of the past three years:
The below table shows the totals spent on the provision of accommodation for Ukraine between 2022 and 2024 (16.04.24) and the total amount spent which is €2,367,199,580.62.
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Year
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Expenditure
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2022
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€515,781,870.02
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2023
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€1,489,656,569.38
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2024 as of 16/04/2024
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€361,761,141.22
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Total Expenditure to Date:
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€2,367,199,580.62
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The average cost of accommodation per night per person for each of these three accommodation sections:
The average cost of accommodation for BOTPs varies over time due to a variety of factors.
At end 2022, the average cost per person per night was estimated at approximately €60.
At end 2023, the cost was estimated at in the region of €48 per person per night. The reduction in cost reflected the Department’s focus on obtaining greater value for money, and by moving more providers to providing self-catering accommodation rather than full board.
As at April 16th 2024, the average cost per person per night was estimated at approximately €45.
