Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
International Protection
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1342.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of premises in each local authority area for which accommodation recognition payments are currently being paid to households accommodating persons in receipt of temporary protection, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34187/24]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Accommodation Recognition Payment is administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of my Department. I am informed that the data as requested by the Deputy is not available.
Applicant data is not collected by reference to local authority area. However, the distribution of ARP recipients by county is set out below.
| Property Eircode County Name | Property Count (as of week ending 18 August 2024) |
|---|---|
| Dublin | 2535 |
| Donegal | 1156 |
| Cork | 1144 |
| Mayo | 963 |
| Kerry | 796 |
| Galway | 781 |
| Tipperary | 679 |
| Limerick | 666 |
| Wexford | 662 |
| Kildare | 606 |
| Louth | 505 |
| Waterford | 492 |
| Westmeath | 456 |
| Meath | 438 |
| Clare | 433 |
| Wicklow | 377 |
| Sligo | 363 |
| Offaly | 324 |
| Carlow | 311 |
| Leitrim | 306 |
| Cavan | 297 |
| Longford | 263 |
| Kilkenny | 237 |
| Laois | 237 |
| Monaghan | 197 |
| Roscommon | 84 |
| Totals | 15308 |
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