Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2023
280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees or asylum seekers who are being accommodated at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5548/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraOver 72,000 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) have arrived in Ireland since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Of those, more than 53,000 have been referred to my Department seeking accommodation.
Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale during this timeframe for all those who require it remains immensely challenging. Due to the urgent need to source accommodation, the Department has contracted in excess of 42,000 beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in more than 700 settings including hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering accommodation and certain other repurposed settings.
The priority is to place people fleeing the conflict in safe and secure accommodation.
I am informed by my officials that 33 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection are being accommodated in the premises referred to. I am further advised that no International Protection applicants are being accommodated at that premises.
