The International Protection Office (IPO) of my Department is responsible for examining all international protection applications received in the State.
The table below sets out the number of applications for international protection made at the IPO each week to date this year.
January
|
Number
|
Week ending Sunday 9 January
|
113
|
Week ending Sunday 16 January
|
112
|
Week ending Sunday 23 January
|
82
|
Week ending Sunday 30 January
|
71
|
February
|
|
Week ending 6 February
|
93
|
Week ending 13 February
|
205
|
Week ending 20 February
|
211
|
Total
|
887
|
Responsibility for the accommodation system for international protection applicants is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.