Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2024
541. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to specify the average per-night cost of accommodating an IP applicant in privately owned accommodation, providing a breakdown of the average per-night cost in private accommodation contracted in each of the years 2021 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22996/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra542. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average per-night cost of accommodating an IP applicant in State-owned accommodation, providing a breakdown of the average per-night cost in State-owned accommodation delivered in each of the years 2021 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22997/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 541 and 542 together.
As of 12 May, there are over 30,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom 7,356 are children) compared with 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 102,000 people in state-supported accommodation. The average cost of accommodating an IP applicant in all IPAS accommodation (including State-owned and private) is as set out in the table below. This includes all accommodation and ancillary costs such as facilities management and other related expenditure.
The average cost per person in privately contracted accommodation in 2024 to date has been €82.97.
Please note that the average cost per night fluctuates due to fluidity in applicant numbers and centres.
All IPAS Accommodation - Average Costs Per Person Per Day - Years 2021-2023
|
Year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Average |
€82 |
€57 |
€76.80 |
