Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on providing access to emergency temporary accommodation to those fleeing the conflict who request it, in line with Government policy. To date, approximately 106,000 beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) have arrived in Ireland and over 83,000 of those have been referred to my Department seeking accommodation from the State.

Approximately 27,500 International Protection applicants are currently in IPAS accommodation. Prior to the war in Ukraine, there were 8,300 applicants for international protection in State supported accommodation. The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) works at all times to ensure accommodation capacity is utilised in the most effective manner possible.

The information requested has been extracted from our systems and is outlined in tabular form below. Please note that in relation to BOTPs, the below table refers to BOTPs in DCEDIY-provided accommodation only. I should point out to the Deputy that that these figures provide an overview at a point in time and is contingent on a number of factors that are subject to change including accommodation availability, providers in contract at any given time, configurations, transfers resulting from contracts ceasing.

My Department publishes regular information on the accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection by local authority, and this can be found at: gov.ie - dcya.cloud.gov.ie/KnowledgeBase/UkraineData/Content/Pages/BreakdownbyCounty.aspx.

My Department also releases weekly statistics in relation to international protection (IP) applicants. This includes a per county breakdown of where IP applicants are residing. These statistics are located on the Gov.ie website: www.gov.ie/en/publication/07027-ipas-statistics/.