In 2025, Ireland spent €1.2 billion on accommodation for asylum seekers and €8.5 million on appeals.

Omissions

• The €8.5 million figure for appeals spending could not be verified from the sources obtained. The International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) Annual Report 2025 was located (published April 2026) but its financial data could not be accessed to confirm or refute the claimed amount.
• A parliamentary reply cited in search results indicates the Legal Aid Board spent €6.59 million on international protection legal services in 2025 — a different and potentially overlapping category from 'appeals' spending.
• The Budget 2025 Oireachtas debate (October 2024) allocated €2.4 million for IPAT, suggesting the €8.5 million figure — if accurate — would represent a substantial increase from the budget allocation, or may encompass broader costs beyond IPAT alone.
• The accommodation spending figure of €1.2 billion is confirmed by multiple sources but represents a 19% increase from 2024, part of a trend of rapidly rising costs that may merit additional context.

Sources

• PrimaryHouses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament)The total cost of IPAS accommodation in 2024 was just over €1 billion. The budget allocated for this service in 2025 is €1.2 billion.
• PrimaryHouses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) — Budget 2025The breakdown of the package includes €9.5m allocated for ISD and IPO, as well as an additional €2.4m allocated for IPAT.
• SecondaryRTÉ NewsThe spend by the State in accommodating asylum seekers last year increased by 19% to €1.2 billion, despite the number of new asylum applications falling.
• SecondaryGript.ieThe State spent a record €1.2 billion on accommodation for asylum seekers last year, the Committee of Public Accounts has heard.