Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2026
351. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of properties currently in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment, per county; the number of hosts in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23152/26]
View answerThe Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) is a monthly payment of €600 available to those providing accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive.
Since the scheme launched in July 2022 to 22 March 2026, over €438m has been paid to over 28,000 recipients in respect of hosting over 64,500 temporary protection beneficiaries. As of 22 March 2026, over 17,500 hosts are accommodating over 42,000 temporary protection beneficiaries in over 23,500 properties supported by the ARP.
A statistical summary of claim activity by county is provided in the attached marterial.
I am unable to provide a county breakdown of the current number of hosts associated with active claims as this does not form part of the Department's regular reporting. Instead, I include a county breakdown of the cumulative number of hosts awarded an ARP claim since the scheme launched.
