Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
855. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children who have been granted their stamp 4 visa or leave to remain that remain in direct provision or other non-permanent accommodation funded by his Department on the first day of each month in 2016 and to date in 2017. [28478/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the numbers of persons with a form of status who continue to reside in State provided accommodation are not available on a monthly basis for 2016. What can be said is that the numbers of persons with some form of status residing in State provided accommodation ranged from approximately 450 persons to approximately 600 persons during 2016. The numbers rise and fall as some residents are granted a form of status and others with status move into the community. Over 1,900 persons left the State provided accommodation system during 2016. It is important to note that not all those leaving State provided accommodation would have done so because they received a form of status. The State provided accommodation system is entirely voluntary and some of those leaving the system were exercising their right to live elsewhere.
The collation of information regarding the number of persons with status who had come through the normal protection process is available on a monthly basis from January 2017 and the Reception and Integration Agency will continue to collate this information on an ongoing basis. The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy:
|
Month |
Number of those with a form of status |
|
January 2017 |
532 |
|
February 2017 |
454 |
|
March 2017 |
421 |
|
April 2017 |
415 |
|
May 2017 |
396 |
|
to date in June 2017 |
399 |
