Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants who are accommodated in Kerry, by town and premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49649/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Ireland has provided accommodation to over 99,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IPs) applicants. This compares with 8,300 in February 2022. This includes over 74,000 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) from Ukraine who required State supported accommodation and over 25,000 International Protection applicants currently in IPAS accommodation.

My Department does not publicly detail the locations of such accommodation centres in the interest of the privacy and security of residents and providers.

The breakdown of the number of BOTPs & IPs by town is set out in the table below. It should be noted that the information provides an overview at a given point in time and is contingent on a number of factors that are subject to change including accommodation availability, providers in contract at any given time, configurations, transfers resulting from contracts ceasing etc. The below table provides a snapshot of the configuration of BOTPs & IPs in Kerry to the extent that our records can provide at this time.

Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details on a matter regarding Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49650/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department holds responsibility for the provision of immediate temporary accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTP) who seek it. Other Departments and Agencies are also involved in the whole of government response to this crisis which is coordinated by the Department of Taoiseach.

More information on Irelands response can be found here - www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/bc537-irelands-response-to-the-situation-in-ukraine/

I can inform the Deputy that my Department makes no payments to BOTPs of the type to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy might address that question to the Department of Social Protection. I have no role in the revision of rates of allowances payable to BOTPs.