Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
645. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to specify the occupancy of IPAS accommodation at the end of each month from January 2023 to May 2024; and to provide a breakdown of new entrants to IPAS accommodation and the number of persons exiting IPAS by month from January 2023 to May 2024, in tabular form [25207/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra646. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to specify the average duration spent in IPAS accommodation by persons that applied for international protection from January 2023, with a breakdown of the duration spent in IPAS accommodation by applicants processed under the standard and accelerated procedure respectively from January 2023 to April 2024, in tabular form [25208/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra647. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to specify the average duration spent in IPAS accommodation by international protection beneficiaries following the grant of status and the duration spent in IPAS accommodation by persons denied protection status post-decision for applications in which a final decision was made from January 2023. [25209/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 645 to 647, inclusive, together.
There are currently over 31,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom over 7,680 are children) compared with approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022.
Weekly and Monthly statistics are available publicly on the gov.ie at the links below:
gov.ie - IPAS Statistics (www.gov.ie)
www.gov.ie/en/publication/07027-ipas-statistics/
When an International Protection application has been processed, and the person is granted a form of status that allows them to remain resident in Ireland, that person is granted the same rights as any other Irish citizen in respect of accommodation. They are written to once status has been granted and are advised they must now seek alternative accommodation. They are also advised that the supports of the Peter McVerry Trust/DePaul Ireland are available to them.
5595 people with status were in IPAS accommodation at the end of May 2024.
Those with status for the greatest length of time are currently being offered a transfer to alternative emergency accommodation. This process began in September 2022 with single people with status. Currently singles/couples with status over 9 months and families with status over 18 months are being offered alternative accommodation.
Matters related to making of a deportation order or an unsuccessful application for International Protection/Leave to Remain are the responsibility of the Department of Justice.
Of the people who have arrived into IPAS accommodation from the beginning of January 2023 to date, the average duration spent in IPAS accommodation is 9.85 Months.
