Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 June 2025
243. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection in accommodation supported by the accommodation recognition payment, through the Irish Red Cross pledge campaign, the offer a home scheme operated by local authorities or by private arrangements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31136/25]
View answerThe Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) is a monthly payment available to those providing accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive.
The scheme is provided for under Part 2 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 and is administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of my Department.
As of 9 June 2025, there are some 21,400 active claims in payment in respect of hosting some 39,100 beneficiaries.
Applicants for the Accommodation Recognition Payment are not required to register with the Irish Red Cross pledge campaign or the Offer a Home scheme operated by local authorities. The information that the Deputy has requested is not available as it is not captured as part of the application process as prescribed by the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022.
Approx. 23,950 beneficiaries have been placed in accommodation pledged to the Irish Red Cross and to the ‘Offer a Home’ scheme operated by local authorities since the schemes launched.
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Accommodation stream |
No. of BOTPs accommodated |
|
Irish Red Cross Pledged Accommodation Programme (as of 6 June 2025) |
13,581 |
|
Offer a Home (as of 26 May 2025) |
10,365 |
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Total |
23,946 |
