Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in International Protection Accommodation Services by grade and division, in tabular form; the number of additional staff since the beginning of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/23]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently employed by his Department; the number of persons assigned to the Integration brief; the number of vacant positions currently under his Department's Integration brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3420/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 130 together.

There were 621 staff in my department at the end of December 2022.

There are a number of units involved in matters related to integration, including all of the units working on International Protection, the Irish Refugee Protection Program and related policy units.

As of 16 January, there are 17 vacancies across the units working directly or indirectly on integration matters. The changes in the staffing complement in each quarter over 2022 on the integration brief are set out in table below.

The Deputy will be aware that a Ukraine Division was established in 2022. However, staffing in that Division is not included in this response.

Within the International Protection Accommodation Services Unit there are 59 Officers assigned and this is shown in tabular form by grade below.