IPAS Statistics/Facts and Figures

The International Protection Accommodation Service publishes weekly and monthly reports here, showing numbers of residents, information by county and other details.

We cannot provide details of changes in specific site’s occupancy levels, to protect residents’ security and privacy, and because the provision of accommodation is fluid and emergency in nature.

Due to significant shortages of accommodation, IPAS has not been able to offer accommodation to every person seeking international protection since 04 December 2023. Updates on people who have not been accommodated are available here.

IPAS has contracted many centres to provide accommodation to people seeking international protection. While specific individual contractual arrangements are considered commercially sensitive, the Department publishes reports on all payments over €20,000. These reports are published quarterly and are available here.

The Department publishes information on deaths of people staying in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres on a biannual basis, with the most recent publication in February 2025, reporting on the period to February 17th 2025.

The statistical breakdown of deaths and information on cause of death is grouped to protect the identity of individuals concerned, and their families. This policy is intended to balance the need for openness and transparency in all State organisations in the provision of information to the public, while having regard to the expectation of privacy and consideration of the sensitive nature surrounding the death of any individual for their family and friends. I

This publication is in line with our ‘Policy on the Recording & Reporting of Deaths of Residents in International Protection and Accommodation Centres’, a copy of which is available on Gov.ie.

Statistics in relation to the deaths of residents in IPAS provided accommodation here.