Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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511. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the number of Ukrainian refugees currently being accommodated in an area (details supplied). [8612/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Ireland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since 24 February 2022, my Department has worked to accommodate an unprecedented volume of persons seeking refuge from the invasion of Ukraine, coming to over 75,000 people, of which over 55,000 have sought accommodation.

Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale during this timeframe for all those who require it remains immensely challenging. Due to the urgent need to source accommodation, my Department has contracted in excess of 43,000 beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in more than 700 settings including hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering accommodation and certain other repurposed settings.

The priority is to place people fleeing the conflict in safe and secure accommodation.

I am advised by my officials that, as of 15 February 2023, the Ukraine Crisis Temporary Accommodation Team (UCTAT) have accommodated 64 beneficiaries of temporary protection in Bandon.

I also wish to draw attention to the below link containing various datasets published by the Central Statistics Office: