Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 January 2026
133. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/26]
View answer134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres operating in the country in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/26]
View answer135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons accommodated in IPAS centres, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/26]
View answer139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/26]
View answer140. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; the breakdown of the number of people living in each centre, by gender, nationality and whether they are adults or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6947/26]
View answer150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 133, 134, 135, 139, 140 and 150 together.
All applicants for international protection are entitled to material reception conditions under EU and Irish law.
The State is currently accommodating 33,215 people in 312 International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres around the country, and over 9,700 of these residents are children.
Numbers of residents and centres will fluctuate over time, depending on when data is collected or available for publication.
Table 1: The number of IPAS centres providing accommodation for international protection at year-end, 2023-2025
|
- |
Dec 2023 |
Dec 2024 |
Dec 2025 |
|
IPAS accommodation Centres |
258 |
326 |
313 |
Table 2: The number of IPAS centres by county as of 25 January 2026
|
County |
Accommodation centres |
|
Carlow |
5 |
|
Cavan |
3 |
|
Clare |
12 |
|
Cork |
22 |
|
Donegal |
29 |
|
Dublin |
78 |
|
Galway |
27 |
|
Kerry |
12 |
|
Kildare |
6 |
|
Kilkenny |
4 |
|
Laois |
4 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
|
Limerick |
6 |
|
Longford |
2 |
|
Louth |
11 |
|
Mayo |
14 |
|
Meath |
9 |
|
Monaghan |
5 |
|
Offaly |
8 |
|
Roscommon |
4 |
|
Sligo |
10 |
|
Tipperary |
8 |
|
Waterford |
6 |
|
Westmeath |
10 |
|
Wexford |
5 |
|
Wicklow |
9 |
Table 3: Occupancy Breakdown by County Local Authority as of 18 January 2026
|
County |
Occupancy |
|
Carlow |
426 |
|
Cavan |
140 |
|
Clare |
1,019 |
|
Cork |
694 |
|
Cork County |
1,521 |
|
Donegal |
2,252 |
|
Dublin |
3,393 |
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown |
1,248 |
|
Fingal |
2,035 |
|
Galway City |
1,717 |
|
Galway County |
420 |
|
Kerry |
910 |
|
Kildare |
548 |
|
Kilkenny |
206 |
|
Laois |
485 |
|
Leitrim |
211 |
|
Limerick |
729 |
|
Longford |
139 |
|
Louth |
1,104 |
|
Mayo |
1,531 |
|
Meath |
1,024 |
|
Monaghan |
721 |
|
Offaly |
556 |
|
Roscommon |
193 |
|
Sligo |
1,095 |
|
South Dublin |
4,215 |
|
Tipperary |
1,028 |
|
Waterford |
620 |
|
Westmeath |
1,199 |
|
Wexford |
623 |
|
Wicklow |
1,213 |
Since 2024, once an IPAS accommodation centre is in operation, IPAS has not published details of the specific locations, resident profile, capacity or occupancy of our individual accommodation centres. This is to preserve the privacy, safety and well-being of residents and staff.
However, IPAS publishes weekly statistics in relation to international protection applicants accommodated by IPAS, which, like the information above, gives a regular update on numbers of centres and residents, and information on people accommodated by county.
These statistics are located on the Gov.ie website: www.gov.ie/en/international-protection-accommodation-services-ipas/publications/facts-and-figures/
Ireland has adopted and is now working to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in mid-2026. Reforming and speeding up processing of applications should also serve over time to reduce the scale of the demand for international protection accommodation.
The Department is also working to increase the amount of State-owned international protection accommodation and creating a more stable and sustainable accommodation system overall.
