Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with status living in IPAS accommodation, by family status, number of adults, and number of children, in tabular form; the length of time a person is permitted to remain in IPAS accommodation after receiving status; the number of people with status who have received a transfer letter in the past 12 months; the number of those transferred; the number who refused the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52461/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is currently accommodating nearly 33,000 residents. As of 29 September 2025, 4,855 of these residents have a form of legal status that allows them to remain in Ireland.

This means that they are no longer entitled to IPAS accommodation. However, they are now able to access the full range of housing supports available to all Irish residents. These housing supports are not available to people who are still going through the international protection application process.

While numbers of new applications for international protection have reduced compared to 2024, there are still on average 1,000 people applying for international protection every month who are entitled to be offered reception conditions, including accommodation.

It is essential that IPAS maintains enough accommodation to meet the needs of new applicants, who have a legal entitlement to IPAS accommodation, do not have immediate access to the labour market, and do not have access to standard housing benefits or standard social welfare entitlements.

To help people move from IPAS accommodation to find housing options in the community, IPAS has a team that works in collaboration with DePaul Ireland, the Peter McVerry Trust, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and Local Authorities.

Below is a breakdown of the 4,855 figure requested, as of 29 September 2025.

Single people and couples are offered transfer to alternative emergency IPAS accommodation once they have status over six months. In March 2025, 600 families with status over one year were written to, and offered transfer to alternative emergency IPAS accommodation.

Below is a the information requested on these offers and their progress in 2025 to date.