Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2024
402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline where asylum seekers and refugees have been accommodated, by county, in 2023/2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23720/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of 19 May, there are over 30,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom 7,494 are children) compared with approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022.
Ireland and many other European countries are experiencing a significant increase in people seeking international protection (IP). The arrival numbers remain significantly elevated. In the first 20 weeks of 2024, nearly 8,000 people have arrived in Ireland seeking accommodation from the State, averaging 398 people per week. This is more than five times the average from 2017-2019. The highest weekly applications in 2024 was over 610 applicants.
Weekly statistics are available publicly on the Gov.ie website.
gov.ie - IPAS Statistics (www.gov.ie)
gov.ie - Accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) (www.gov.ie)
Publicly available statistics in relation to the location of International Protection (IP) applicants are provided on a county local authority basis. Please see, in tabular format, the number of IP applicants accommodated in each county across the country in May 2023 and May 2024, respectively.
|
County |
May 2023 |
May 2024 |
|
Carlow |
45 |
442 |
|
Cavan |
137 |
155 |
|
Clare |
614 |
876 |
|
Cork |
1,507 |
1,837 |
|
Donegal |
1,145 |
1,932 |
|
Dublin |
7,667 |
10,896 |
|
Galway |
675 |
1,599 |
|
Kerry |
507 |
926 |
|
Kildare |
675 |
669 |
|
Kilkenny |
118 |
153 |
|
Laois |
538 |
580 |
|
Leitrim |
100 |
209 |
|
Limerick |
414 |
402 |
|
Longford |
77 |
135 |
|
Louth |
598 |
1,165 |
|
Mayo |
836 |
1,401 |
|
Meath |
905 |
1,001 |
|
Monaghan |
499 |
693 |
|
Offaly |
186 |
389 |
|
Roscommon |
158 |
190 |
|
Sligo |
264 |
509 |
|
Tipperary |
493 |
750 |
|
Waterford |
572 |
676 |
|
Westmeath |
681 |
860 |
|
Wexford |
233 |
589 |
|
Wicklow |
1,004 |
1,429 |
|
Total |
20,648 |
30,463 |
