Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2026
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure on the accommodation recognition payment scheme for each month since its introduction, in tabular form. [68985/26]
View answerThe Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) is a monthly payment of €400 available to those providing accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. The monthly payment rate is €400 per eligible property from 1 September 2026. As the payment is made in arrears, the first payment at the rate of €400 will issue to recipients on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
Since the scheme launched in July 2022 to 25 September 2026, over €536m has been paid to over 29,500 recipients in respect of hosting almost 68,000 temporary protection beneficiaries. As of 20 September 2026, over 16,500 hosts are accommodating over 39,000 people granted temporary protection in almost 20,000 properties supported by the ARP.
The table below provides the total expenditure on the ARP scheme for each month since the scheme’s introduction.
|
|
2022 (m) |
2023 (m) |
2024 (m) |
2025 (m) |
2026 (m) |
|
Jan |
|
3.8 |
8.8 |
15.9 |
14.6 |
|
Feb |
|
4.2 |
9.1 |
16.4 |
14.2 |
|
Mar |
|
4.7 |
9.4 |
17.0 |
14.4 |
|
Apr |
|
5.1 |
10.3 |
17.4 |
14.4 |
|
May |
|
5.4 |
10.8 |
17.6 |
14.2 |
|
Jun |
|
5.6 |
11.2 |
18.1 |
14.2 |
|
Jul |
|
5.9 |
11.8 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
|
Aug |
3.3 |
6.3 |
12.5 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
|
Sep |
1.8 |
6.7 |
13.1 |
13.9 |
13.4 |
|
Oct |
1.5 |
7.1 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
|
|
Nov |
1.9 |
7.7 |
14.8 |
14.2 |
|
|
Dec |
1.8 |
8.1 |
15.3 |
14.3 |
|
|
Total |
10.38 |
70.6 |
140.9 |
186.4 |
127.1 |
