Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of emergency accommodation centres for asylum seekers that were open at the beginning of 2020 and 2021; the number that were closed during 2020 and to date in 2021; and the final number open by the end of 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [60692/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The table below lists the following in tabular form:

- the number of emergency accommodation centres that were open at the beginning of both 2020 and 2021,

- the number that were closed during 2020 and to date in 2021,

- the final number open by the end of 2020 and to date in 2021.

As the Deputy can see, on 05/01/20 there were 37 emergency accommodation locations in operation. By year end 27/12/20, there were 28 emergency accommodation centres. A total of 15 locations were closed during 2020. However, to facilitate lower room occupancy, as a response to the pandemic, a number of other emergency locations were opened during 2020.

In regard to 2021, the Deputy will note that on 03/01/21 there were 28 emergency accommodation locations. At 28/11/21 there are 24 emergency accommodation locations. A total of 4 locations were closed during 2021 to date.