Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 July 2021
501. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who are currently resident in direct provision by nationality, age and gender in tabular form. [37514/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of Wednesday 7 July 2021 there were 6,445 persons staying in accommodation offered by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department.
The table below shows the number of persons residing in accommodation as of 7 July 2021, by nationality. No breakdown is provided for nationalities with less than 10 people due to the increased risk of their identification, which is prohibited under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015. This figure is included as a total which made up of persons from 55 countries. In total there are people from 105 nationalities being provided with IPAS accommodation.
|
Nationality |
Total |
|
Afghanistan |
211 |
|
Albania |
434 |
|
Algeria |
209 |
|
Angola |
30 |
|
Bangladesh |
164 |
|
Bolivia |
34 |
|
Botswana |
44 |
|
Brazil |
23 |
|
Burundi |
12 |
|
Cameroon |
55 |
|
Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The |
216 |
|
Egypt |
19 |
|
El Salvador |
35 |
|
Eritrea |
17 |
|
Ethiopia |
28 |
|
Georgia |
475 |
|
Ghana |
91 |
|
Guatemala |
16 |
|
Guinea |
10 |
|
India |
59 |
|
Iran (Islamic Republic Of) |
29 |
|
Iraq |
67 |
|
Jordan |
10 |
|
Kenya |
34 |
|
Kosovo/UNSCR 1244 |
31 |
|
Kuwait |
10 |
|
Lebanon |
10 |
|
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
15 |
|
Malawi |
182 |
|
Malaysia |
11 |
|
Mauritius |
33 |
|
Morocco |
66 |
|
Nepal |
12 |
|
Nigeria |
1071 |
|
Pakistan |
438 |
|
Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
33 |
|
Russian Federation |
17 |
|
Sierra Leone |
54 |
|
Somalia |
287 |
|
South Africa |
534 |
|
Sri Lanka |
11 |
|
Sudan |
55 |
|
Swaziland |
23 |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
48 |
|
Tanzania, United Republic Of |
14 |
|
Togo |
29 |
|
Uganda |
35 |
|
United States Of America |
17 |
|
Zambia |
15 |
|
Zimbabwe |
874 |
|
Others including unknown countries |
198 |
|
Total |
6445 |
Gender Breakdown of residents
|
Male |
57.97% |
3736 |
|
Female |
42.02% |
2708 |
|
Not Specified |
0.01% |
1 |
|
Total |
100% |
6445 |
Age Breakdown
|
Age (Years) |
Number of Residents |
Percentage of Residents |
|
0-4 |
551 |
8.55% |
|
5-12 |
827 |
12.83% |
|
13-17 |
340 |
5.28% |
|
18-24 |
656 |
10.18% |
|
25-34 |
1659 |
25.74% |
|
35-44 |
1636 |
25.38% |
|
45-54 |
584 |
9.06% |
|
55-64 |
136 |
2.11% |
|
65+ |
55 |
0.85% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.02% |
|
Total |
6445 |
100.00% |
