Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1448 and 1450 together.

Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on providing access to emergency temporary accommodation to those fleeing the conflict who request it. To date, over 100,000 beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) have arrived in Ireland and approximately 75,000 of those have been referred to this Department seeking accommodation from the State.

I have been advised that as of 31 December 2023, there were some 349 BOTPs provided with accommodation by my Department in Co. Longford.

The breakdown of the number of BOTPs by location 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.