Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 May 2023
595. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant beds currently in all IPAS accommodation centres, including direct provision and emergency accommodation centres, broken down by county and type of centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/23]
View answerPlease find below, in tabular format, the number of vacant beds in IPAS centres across the country.
|
County |
Centre Type |
Bed Availability |
|
Cavan |
Apartments |
4 |
|
Cork |
Guest House |
8 |
|
Donegal |
Apartments |
7 |
|
Dublin |
Hotel |
9 |
|
Dublin |
Guest House |
12 |
|
Galway |
Guest House |
34 |
|
Roscommon |
Hotel |
20 |
|
Sligo |
Apartments |
6 |
|
Tipperary |
Guest House |
6 |
|
Waterford |
Hotel |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
Apartments |
6 |
When new accommodation is procured , IPAS receives details of the configurations based on the number of rooms and room types available. That accommodation is then allocated based on the configurations of those who require it. As IPAS accommodation is demand led, it can be the case that where the latest arrivals are all single males, and there is family only accommodation available , the family only accommodation may not be filled at the outset.
It could also be the case that the available accommodation is suitable for smaller families and only larger families have recently arrived.
IPAS works continuously to match residents to the available accommodation to ensure accommodation is utilised in the most effective manner.
Once an accommodation location is in use, they are required to provide weekly returns outlining any vacancies that have arisen, which IPAS then used to accommodate IP applicants.
