Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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544. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown by local election area (LEA) across the country on the number of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants, respectively housed in each LEA as of 18 January 2024. [3022/24]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The information is not available in the manner requested by the Deputy with respect to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) or in relation to International Protection applicants. However, data at local authority and county level for BOTPs and at county level for IP applicants is presented in the following tables.

BOTPs by Local Authority

BOTPs by County

My Department also releases weekly statistics in relation to international protection (IP) applicants. This includes a per county breakdown of where IP applicants are residing. These statistics are located on the Gov.ie website: gov.ie - IPAS Statistics (www.gov.ie)

IP Applicants

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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545. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the number of Ukrainian refugees housed in Ireland by the Government and international protection applicants, respectively housed in Ireland, by county, in tabular form. [3026/24]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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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.

My Department publishes regular information on the accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection by local authority, and this can be found at: gov.ie - Topics & Content BOTPs Accommodated by County and by LA (cloud.gov.ie)

Please find latest figures for each county below:

My Department also releases weekly statistics in relation to international protection (IP) applicants. This includes a per county breakdown of where IP applicants are residing. These statistics are located on the Gov.ie website: gov.ie - IPAS Statistics (www.gov.ie)

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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546. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of modular homes housing Ukrainian refugees by county in place as of 18 January 2024, by county and number of modular units, in tabular form. [3039/24]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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In 2022, the Government approved the construction of 700 rapid build homes with the potential to house up to 2,800 individuals in family units. The rapid build homes are being constructed on State owned land.

The OPW is leading the development of this accommodation in conjunction with my Department. Following further engagement and the completion of suitability assessment work, further sites will come on stream in the first half of 2024.

The completion timelines are subject to any technical issues arising during construction. There were a number of such issues that arose over the past few months relating to site conditions, remedial works, boundaries, ESB connections. This delayed earlier forecasted dates of completion on sites included in the programme.

All the sites will have roads, footpaths, street lighting and community facilities, including green spaces fully in line with Local Authority planning guidance. The rapid build homes will be highly energy efficient, durable units with a 60-year lifespan and the development of the sites is being conducted in an environmentally sustainable way to ensure that, post development, the site will enhance the local area.

Local Representatives in each constituency where the first phase rapid build homes were planned received a full briefing from my officials and the OPW. This briefing of Local Representatives is continuing as more sites are identified.

The breakdown of the number of modular homes housing Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in place as of 18 January 2024, by county and number of modular units is set out in the table below. Each unit houses a family of 4 BOTPs.