I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 470 together.
Total amounts paid to companies/firms to accommodate persons seeking international protection in privately owned International Protection Accommodation Centres in 2017, 2018, 2019 and to the end of October 2020.
Year
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
Up to end of October 2020
|
Amounts Paid
|
€48,381,842
|
€57,120,512
|
€73,590,440
|
€83,545,221
|
Number of companies/firms in years 2017, 2018, 2019 and to end of October 2020 by total amounts paid
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
Up to end of Oct 2020
|
€m
|
|
|
|
|
0-1
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
1-2
|
7
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
2-3
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
3-4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4-5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5-6
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6-7
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
7-8
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
€8m plus
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Total Number of Companies/Firms paid
|
18
|
22
|
23
|
26
|
The provision of services associated with International Protection Accommodation Centres by companies or firms who received payment from 2017 to 2020 can be grouped as follows:
- Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated
- Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned
- Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services
- Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres
- Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water.
- Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents and
- Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres.
The table below lists the number of companies by year who provided these services and the total amount paid for these services.
Year
|
Type of Service
|
No. of Companies
|
Total Amount Paid
|
2017
|
Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated
|
18
|
€48,381,842.22
|
2017
|
Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned
|
2
|
€9,691,161.43
|
2017
|
Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services
|
0
|
€0
|
2017
|
Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres
|
3
|
€90,541.18
|
2017
|
Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water
|
4
|
€841,363.44
|
2017
|
Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents
|
0
|
0
|
2017
|
Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres
|
7
|
€205,491.09
|
2018
|
Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated
|
22
|
€57,120,512
|
2018
|
Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned
|
2
|
€9,635,439.40
|
2018
|
Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services
|
2
|
€1,011,706.83
|
2018
|
Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres
|
6
|
€140,049.82
|
2018
|
Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water
|
3
|
€809,744.31
|
2018
|
Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents
|
4
|
€151,526.35
|
2018
|
Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres
|
7
|
€154,031.62
|
2019
|
Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated
|
23
|
€73,590,439.71
|
2019
|
Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned
|
2
|
€9,990,536.04
|
2019
|
Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services
|
24
|
€34,282,998.09
|
2019
|
Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres
|
4
|
€548,655.39
|
2019
|
Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water
|
3
|
€809,744.31
|
2019
|
Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents
|
6
|
€1,319,333.34
|
2019
|
Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres
|
4
|
€112,492.29
|
2020
|
Provision of accommodation and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are privately owned and operated
|
26
|
€99,521,828.72
|
2020
|
Provision of management and ancillary services in accommodation centres that are state owned
|
2
|
€10,672,033.68
|
2020
|
Provision of emergency accommodation where there was insufficient capacity within accommodation portfolio to meet demand for services
|
32
|
€59,708,536.40
|
2020
|
Provision of transport services to international protection applicants living in accommodation centres
|
8
|
€434,083.23
|
2020
|
Provision of utilities in state owned centres e.g. electricity, gas, water
|
3
|
€823,323.35
|
2020
|
Funding to NGOs/Community Groups to assist residents
|
7
|
€1,308,461.69
|
2020
|
Purchasing of fixtures and fitting for state owned centres
|
5
|
€113,448.04
|