Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the duration of stay by child applicants and unregistered children in State-provided RIA accommodation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39042/18]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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The annual report of the Reception and Integration Agency contains a breakdown of duration of stay by applicants in State provided accommodation at year end. While the report for 2017 has not yet been published, statistics prepared for that report show that duration of stay of all residents is as follows:

0>3 months 12.4% of residents

3>6 months 9.6% of residents

6>9 months 7.8% of residents

9>12 months 10.2% of residents

12>18 months 11.1% of residents

18>24 months 9.0% of residents

24>36 months 20.2% of residents

36>48 months 7.9% of residents

48>60 months 3.8% of residents

60>72 months 2.3% of residents

72>84 months 1.8% of residents

84+ months 3.7% of residents

These figures do not differentiate between adult and child residents. At any time between 20% and 25% of all residents are children under the age of 18 years.

The annual report also provides information about the age profile of residents in each accommodation centre at year end. The tabular format of the report details the family composition of each family unit and the number of children in the age ranges 0-4, 5-12 and 13-17 years but does not specify how long the children have been in residence in each centre.