Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees from Afghanistan who are currently being hosted in the homes of Irish families in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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In response to the crisis in Afghanistan in August 2021, my Department, through the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP), has made approximately 545 programme refugee places available for humanitarian cases from Afghanistan. 

A total of 218 of these Afghan refugees are being hosted by Irish families or communities.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees resettled in Ireland from Greece under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (details supplied) in each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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A total of 1,089 refugees have been resettled in Ireland from Greece through the Irish Refugee Protection Programme since 2016, under the scheme referenced in the attached article. Please find the breakdown of figures by year below:

I trust that this information clarifies the matter.