New figures reveal that just 6 out of the 21,387 people claiming asylum in Ireland are being accommodated in Dublin 4, which is considered one of the country’s most affluent areas. These figures are separate to the number of Ukrainian refugees who have come here since the outbreak of war.
In contrast, Dublin 22, which includes areas such as Clondalkin and Neilstown, is hosting 1,780 of those who say they wish to claim asylum.
Similarly, city centre areas in Dublin, which have traditionally been considered less advantaged, have had large numbers of migrants housed in their communities.
Dublin 1 is accommodating 589 of the arrivals, while Dublin 3 – which includes East Wall – is housing 581.
Campaigners from East Wall protested earlier this year at the site of the Jury’s Hotel in Ballsbridge, with spokesman Malachy Steenson said there was “ample room in this area” to take in economic migrants and asylum seekers.
As was highlighted on Gript, when a migrant centre was previously proposed for Ballsbridge, the residents went to the courts to ensure it was stopped.
Almost twice as many asylum seekers are accommodated in North County Dublin (1,783) as South County Dublin (931), the figures show.
The information on current occupancy was released by Minister Roderic O’Gorman in answer to a parliamentary question from Neasa Hourigan TD.
“As at 11 June 2023, there are a total of 21,387 people accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS),” the Minister said before providing a breakdown of the requested information.
In respect of Dublin areas, the information is broken down as follows:
|
County Dublin |
Total Occupancy |
|
Dublin 1 |
589 |
|
Dublin 2 |
319 |
|
Dublin 3 |
581 |
|
Dublin 4 |
6 |
|
Dublin 5 |
56 |
|
Dublin 6 |
114 |
|
Dublin 8 |
211 |
|
Dublin 9 |
187 |
|
Dublin 11 |
287 |
|
Dublin 14 |
193 |
|
Dublin 15 |
411 |
|
Dublin 16 |
31 |
|
Dublin 22 |
1,780 |
|
Dublin 24 |
293 |
|
North Co.Dublin |
1,783 |
|
South Co.Dublin |
931 |
|
Total Dublin |
7,772 |
For the rest of the country, occupancy was as follows.
|
County |
Occupancy |
County |
Occupancy |
|
Carlow |
45 |
Longford |
77 |
|
Cavan |
137 |
Louth |
603 |
|
Clare |
618 |
Mayo |
857 |
|
Cork |
1513 |
Meath |
913 |
|
Donegal |
1136 |
Monaghan |
518 |
|
Dublin |
7772 |
Offaly |
184 |
|
Galway |
833 |
Roscommon |
165 |
|
Kerry |
579 |
Sligo |
268 |
|
Kildare |
774 |
Tipperary |
503 |
|
Kilkenny |
116 |
Waterford |
568 |
|
Laois |
638 |
Westmeath |
752 |
|
Leitrim |
100 |
Wexford |
233 |
|
Limerick |
408 |
Wicklow |
1077 |