Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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320. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of recipients of the €800-per-month pledged accommodation for Ukrainian refugees payment; how many housing units in total have been allocated under the scheme; if he is aware how many people have been accommodated through this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3613/24]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) was introduced in July 2022 to recognise the generosity of people who have opened their homes to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. The ARP is paid at the rate of €800 per month per property with a unique Eircode.

The scheme is provided in Part 2 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 and is administered by the Department of Social Protection on my behalf.

The ARP scheme does not involve the allocation of housing units. It is up to individual hosts to apply for the recognition payment.

I am informed by the Department of Social Protection that:, as of 21 January 2024:

• 12,867 hosts have been awarded an ARP claim in respect of 13,771 properties.
• 28,825 BOTPs have been hosted with support from this scheme since its introduction.
• At present, 21,136 BOTPs are being accommodated in 10,472 properties with 9,309 hosts in receipt of ARP.