● Updated June 2026

Ireland Immigration Data Tracker

Key figures updated from official government sources, Oireachtas records, and the Comptroller and Auditor General. All data sourced and linked.

💵 Cost Tracker

IPAS private accommodation cost (2025)
€1.6bn
Paid to 182 private companies. Top 10 providers received €313m. Up from €652m in 2023.
Source: Department of Justice / PAC April 2026
Average cost per night — private IPAS
€92
vs €34 per night in State-owned accommodation. Private costs are 2.7× higher.
Source: C&AG Chapter 10, para 10.18
Government’s own description of costs
“Unsustainable”
Minister O’Callaghan’s March 2026 draft strategy paper: €2bn spend is “unsustainable.”
Source: RTÉ / Dept. of Justice draft paper, March 2026
EU solidarity contribution (annual)
€12.96m
648 relocations or €20,000 each — Ireland’s annual pact obligation since June 2024 opt-in.
Source: EU solidarity pool framework
IPAS accommodation spend by year (€m)
2019
€70m
2021
€120m
2022
€440m
2023
€652m
2024
€1.1bn
2025
€1.6bn

Sources: Department of Justice / C&AG / PAC records. 2019 figure approximate.

✈️ Deportation Enforcement Tracker

Deportation orders signed (2025)
4,700
Record high — 96% increase on 2024.
Source: Department of Justice / RTÉ
Confirmed departures (2025)
2,111
Includes voluntary returns and enforced removals. 88% increase on 2024.
Source: Department of Justice
Enforcement gap (2025)
2,589
Orders signed but not enforced in the same year. Ratio: 2 orders for every 1 departure.
Source: RTÉ Clarity / Dept. of Justice
Historical enforcement rate
~3%
Long-run historical rate before 2025 improvement. Now approximately 45% within-year.
Source: Parliamentary Questions

2025: Orders signed vs departures confirmed

Orders signed
4,700
Departures
2,111
Gap: 2,589

45% within-year enforcement — a significant improvement on the historical 3% rate, but still leaving more than half of signed orders unenforced in the same year.

📋 Applications Tracker

Applications 2024 (first-time)
12,975+
Down from 2023 peak but still historically high. Ireland was 5th highest per capita in EU in 2025.
Source: EMN Ireland / EUAA
Peak month per capita (May 2024)
381 per m
Per million population. EU average that month: 184 per million. Ireland was highest in EU.
Source: Gript / Eurostat
People in IPAS accommodation
33,000
Up from 7,000 in 2021. A 5× increase in four years.
Source: Department of Justice
Ukrainians under temporary protection
~100,000
Receiving €220/week — highest rate in EU. EU range: €7.90–€131.45/week.
Source: Oireachtas Library / Dept. of Justice
Annual asylum applications in Ireland
2019
~3,500
2020
~1,700
2021
~2,600
2022
~13,700
2023
~17,000
2024
12,975
2025
~9,000

Sources: Department of Justice, EMN Ireland, EUAA. 2025 estimate based on 30% reported reduction.

🌍 Ireland vs EU — Key Comparisons

Per-capita asylum claims (per 10,000 population, 2024)

Ireland
24+
per 10,000 (peak months)
EU Average
20
per 10,000
Germany
~18
per 10,000
UK
16
per 10,000
Denmark
4
per 10,000 — protocol opt-out used

Sources: Eurostat / EUAA 2024–2025 data. Ireland peak-month figure (May 2024); Denmark annual average 2024.

Weekly welfare payment to Ukrainian temporary protection recipients

Ireland
€220
per week — highest in EU
EU max (excl. IE)
€131
per week
EU average
~€60
per week
EU minimum
€7.90
per week

Source: Oireachtas Library Research Note — Comparative Social Welfare Rates across the EU, October 2023.

⚠️ IPAS Safety Tracker

Total IPAS incidents (2025)
5,725
Up from 5 in 2021. Population grew 5×; incidents grew 1,000×.
Source: Dept. of Justice / Deputy Tóibín data
Violent residents transferred (not removed)
544
Moved to a different IPAS centre rather than removed from the system.
Source: Department of Justice
Evictions for serious breaches (2.5 years)
124
Across a network of 33,000 residents over two and a half years.
Source: Irish Examiner / Dept. of Justice
IPAS centres without in-date contracts
161 of 325
Housing 13,785 people with no current signed contract at end of 2024.
Source: C&AG Chapter 10, para 10.33

Data update policy: This tracker is updated when new official figures are published — typically following Oireachtas Written Answers, PAC sessions, C&AG reports, or Department of Justice press releases. Each figure is sourced. If you have more recent official data, contact us at kalijunasurfingclub@gmail.com.

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