Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department has taken to survey the resource needs of local authorities and make available additional resources for accommodating asylum seekers as outlined in the recommendations of the Report of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19395/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service which I published on 26 February 2021 foresees a role for local authorities in promoting the integration of applicants for international protection at county level and in developing a national allocation key for accommodating applicants. This allocation key will set out the number of applicants for international protection who will be accommodated in urban areas in each county and will be developed by the local authorities, in co-ordination with my Department. With this in mind, I am aiming to meet representatives from the City and County Manager's Association (CCMA) soon to discuss the implications of the White Paper for local authorities and any attendant resource issues arising.