Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the full range of supports that his Department provides to Ukrainian war refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14459/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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On 4th March 2022, the Council of the European Union unanimously adopted the implementing decision regarding the Temporary Protection Directive. This means that people arriving from Ukraine under the Temporary Directive can move through the EU as EU citizens. It also means that, subject to their accommodation arrangements, they have been granted the status to avail of all income supports and services from the Department of Social Protection on the same basis as Irish citizens.

Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BoTPs) who are resident in State provided Designated Accommodation Centre where meals and utilities are provided are disqualified from entitlement to social assistance payments such as Jobseekers Allowance, Disability Allowance and Carers Allowance. BoTPs who reside in Designated Accommodation Centres continue to have an entitlement to Child Benefit and to Additional Needs Payments if eligible. They may also be entitled to the BoTP weekly payment administered by my Department on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, which is paid at the weekly rate of €38.80 per adult and €29.80 per child, subject to an income test.

If a Beneficiary of Temporary Protection leaves a Designated Accommodation Centre, they are entitled to apply for standard social protection assistance, subject to meeting the eligibility conditions.

The CSO publishes a regular series of releases called Arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland, which contains the latest published insights into Ireland’s response to the Ukraine crisis. This series provides data and analysis across a range of supports and services including employment and social protection data.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.