Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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749. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently being accommodated in the City West campus, County Dublin; the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of temporary protection; and the number applying for international protection. [39502/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Cabinet provided approval on 17 June 2025 for the State purchase of the Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre for international protection accommodation.

The purchase of the site is a key part of the Government’s strategy to develop a stable and sustainable accommodation system for people seeking international protection, moving away from commercial properties to increased provision of State-owned centres.

The Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre has successfully supported accommodation and decision-processing by the State for a number of years, and currently provides capacity for 2,300 people, with both international protection applicants and people from Ukraine resident in the Hotel and Convention Centre.

The Department does not routinely publish occupancy figures for accommodation centres, for privacy and security reasons, and also because occupancy levels vary from day to day for operational reasons.

The purchase of this site comes with a strong commitment to engagement with the local community and the Department's Community Engagement team is working closely with local community leaders, community groups and stakeholders.

State-owned centres are part of the Government’s long-term plan to reduce the reliance on private accommodation providers in communities resulting in better value for money of public funds and a more efficient international protection system.

For the Deputy's information, the wider Citywest campus includes lands and buildings which are not part of this purchase. On the wider campus, approximately 800 beds for international protection applicants are provided in a separate commercial accommodation centre, City Ark, but this is not part of the purchase by the State.