New figures have revealed the spread of refugees and international protection seekers across the country.
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman confirmed the figures to Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon.
However, Deputy Gannon told the Irish Mirror that he is unhappy with how the figures were given to him, noting that he did not receive figures for Dublin based on postcodes as he had requested.
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Minister O’Gorman explained that his Department is accommodating over 74,000 refugees and International Protection Applicants in State-funded accommodation. This includes 49,227 Ukrainian refugees and 23,382 asylum seekers.
Below is a county-by-county breakdown of where refugees and asylum seekers have settled across Ireland:
Ukrainian refugees
- Carlow - 807
- Cavan -1,030
- Clare- 3,724
- Cork - 4,512
- Donegal - 4,883
- Dublin City Council - 3,179
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council - 578
- Fingal County Council - 1,002
- Galway -3,545
- Kerry -6,016
- Kildare - 218
- Kilkenny - 901
- Laois - 293
- Leitrim -992
- Limerick - 1,705
- Longford - 171
- Louth - 730
- Mayo - 2,777
- Meath -1,428
- Monaghan - 298
- Offaly - 729
- Roscommon - 589
South Dublin County Council -2,267
- Sligo -1,434
- Tipperary - 645
- Waterford - 1062
- Westmeath - 1,232
- Wexford - 1,119
- Wicklow - 1,361
International protection accommodation
- Cavan - 132
- Clare - 670
- Cork - 1,792
- Donegal - 1,108
- Dublin CHO 6 (Wicklow LHO, Dún Laoghaire LHO and Dublin South East) – 222
- Dublin CHO 7 (Kildare/West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City, Dublin South West) - 3,952
- Dublin CHO 9 ( Dublin North, Dublin North Central, Dublin North West) - 4,550
- Galway - 864
- Kerry - 970
- Kildare - 397
- Laois - 618
- Leitrim - 161
- Limerick - 498
- Longford - 71
- Louth - 620
- Mayo - 883
- Meath - 1,357
- Monaghan - 533
- Offaly - 190
- Roscommon - 149
- Sligo - 264
- Tipperary - 573
- Waterford - 581
- Westmeath - 857
- Wexford – 226
- Wicklow - 1,144
Mr Gannon told the Irish Mirror that he has resubmitted the question to Minister O’Gorman, requesting the figures for Dublin by postcode, not by CHO and electoral area.
He explained: “It is very telling that the Department chose not to give me those figures by postcode. Every community has a responsibility to step up here. It is difficult when you see hotels such as the Jury’s in Ballsbridge lying idle.
“If we are talking about a collective national shoulder to the wheel, then every stratum of society needs to step up.”
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