Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 June 2024
339. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 11 June 2024, the number of persons that exited IPAS each month from December 2022 to May 2024, in tabular form. [26841/24]
View answerThere are currently over 31,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom over 7,833 are children) compared with approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022.
Weekly and Monthly statistics are available publicly on the gov.ie at the links below:
gov.ie - IPAS Statistics (www.gov.ie) www.gov.ie/en/publication/07027-ipas-statistics/ .
Please see, in tabular format, the number of persons with Permission to Remain that exited IPAS accommodation each month from December 2022 to May 2024.
|
Month |
Progressions |
|
December 2022 |
59 |
|
January 2023 |
97 |
|
February 2023 |
118 |
|
March 2023 |
162 |
|
April 2023 |
150 |
|
May 2023 |
197 |
|
June 2023 |
200 |
|
July 2023 |
162 |
|
August 2023 |
142 |
|
September 2023 |
135 |
|
October 2023 |
130 |
|
November 2023 |
331 |
|
December 2023 |
178 |
|
January 2024 |
477 |
|
February 2024 |
357 |
|
March 2024 |
363 |
|
April 2024 |
475 |
|
May 2024 |
463 |
|
Total |
4,196 |
The above figures refer to those granted international protection, this includes refugee status, subsidiary protection or a leave to remain.
When an international protection application has been processed, and the person is granted a form of status that allows them to remain resident in Ireland, that person is granted the same rights as any other Irish citizen in respect of accommodation. They are written to once status has been granted and are advised they must now seek alternative accommodation. They are also advised that the supports of the Peter McVerry Trust/DePaul Ireland are available to them.
5,595 people with status were in IPAS accommodation at the end of May 2024.
Further statistics on those who leave IPAS accommodation are not collated by DCEDIY for publication.
