Written answers
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Direct Provision System
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently in direct provision; and the number who entered the system in each of the past ten years. [60813/22]
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports or assistance programmes, services or phonelines available to persons who have qualified for refugee status to help them move out of direct provision centres. [60814/22]
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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408. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently residing in direct provision centres in the State who have qualified for refugee status but continue to reside in direct provision centres. [60815/22]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 to 408, inclusive,together.
Deputy, in regard to the number of persons currently in accommodation provided by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) and the number who entered the International Protection Accommodation system in each of the past ten years, please see information below as requested:
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 31/12/2011 | 5,423 |
| 30/12/2012 | 4,841 |
| 29/12/2013 | 4,360 |
| 28/12/2014 | 4,364 |
| 27/12/2015 | 4,696 |
| 18/12/2016 | 4,279 |
| 31/12/2017 | 5,096 |
| 30/12/2018 | 6,106 |
| 29/12/2019 | 7,683 |
| 27/12/2020 | 6,997 |
| 26/12/2021 | 7,244 |
| 27/11/2022 | 17,648 |
In regard to the supports or assistance programmes, services or phonelines available to persons who have qualified for refugee status to help them move out of direct provision centres, I can confirm IPAS has a specific transition team who work in collaboration with Depaul Ireland, the Peter McVerry Trust (PMTV), officials in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Local Authorities and the City and County Managers Association (CCMA) to collectively support residents with status, or a permission to remain, to exit IPAS accommodation and access housing options.
IPAS write to all people in IPAS accommodation when they are granted status and notify them of their support worker's contact details, who is assigned from either PMVT or Depaul.
Finally, in regard to the number of persons currently residing in IPAS accommodation centres who have qualified for refugee status but continue to reside in direct provision centres, I can confirm that as of the end October 2022 there are 4,625 people in IPAS accommodation with Status (Refugee status, Subsidiary Protection or Leave to Remain).
I trust this information clarifies the matter Deputy.
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