Written answers

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

International Protection

Photo of Marian HarkinMarian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

1386. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the number of international protection applicants, by area in each local electoral area in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57179/23]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Ireland is currently accommodating more than 100,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. This includes almost 75,000 Ukrainian people who have sought accommodation from the State and over 26,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation.

Intensive efforts are being undertaken daily by Department officials to source emergency accommodation. However, procuring enough bed space to keep pace with incoming arrivals remains extremely challenging.

The Department is under intensive pressure at the moment, and does not routinely compile information on which local electoral area IP applicants are residing in. In the circumstances it is not possible to undertake this exercise, however officials have endeavoured to provide information related to which Dáil constituency IP applicants are, at present, residing in. This information is included below.

Constituencies IPAS Population
Dublin Bay North 57
Dublin Bay South 548
Dublin Central 1,939
Dublin Fingal 2,378
Dublin Midwest 3,050
Dublin North West 327
Dublin South Central 144
Dublin South West 330
Dun Laoghaire 234
Dublin Rathdown 451
Total 9,458

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.