Public Data Unpacked

Irish public data, made readable.

Public data, made readable.

Public Data Unpacked makes Irish public-sector data explorable — clear, interactive dashboards for the figures behind the headlines.

Datasets

IPAS Arrivals

Live

Monthly arrivals to International Protection Accommodation Services, by country of origin.

Coverage: 2017 – 2026
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IPAS Deportations

Live

Monthly deportation orders signed, orders issued, and removals carried out.

Coverage: 2024 – 2026
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IPAS Appeals

Live

International Protection Appeals Tribunal — backlog, decisions, outcomes, and country of origin trends.

Coverage: 2019 – 2025
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IPAS Payments

Live

Quarterly payments to suppliers providing accommodation and related services to IPAS Applicants and Ukrainians under temporary protection.

Coverage: 2021 – 2026
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Employment Permits

Live

Annual counts of employment permits issued and refused by nationality, from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

Coverage: 2020 – 2026
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Employment Permits by Company

Live

Employment permits issued to named Irish employers, with industry sector classification. Companion to the by-nationality view.

Coverage: 2020 – 2026
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Emergency Accommodation

Live

Adults in emergency accommodation, broken down by nationality group (Irish / EEA / non-EEA).

Coverage: 2024 – 2026
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PPS Allocations

Live

First-time Personal Public Service Number registrations, by nationality and month.

Coverage: 2023 – 2026
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Live Register by Nationality

Live

Monthly counts of persons on the Live Register, broken down by nationality category.

Coverage: 2020 – 2026
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Welfare Recipients

Live

Quarterly counts of welfare scheme recipients by programme group, scheme, and nationality category.

Coverage: 2014 – 2026
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Cross-dataset views

Joined views that combine two or more source datasets to surface comparisons that aren't visible in either dataset alone.

Recent updates

New data and dashboard changes, most recent first.

  • June 2026 data added. 11,862 adults in emergency accommodation.

  • Migrated to CSO PxStat DSP03 as the data source. Coverage now runs 2014 Q1 to 2026 Q1 (previously stalled at 2024 Q4). Latest Q4 (2025) shows 2.50M recipients, down 3.5% year-on-year.

  • IPAS Payments

    Q2 2026 added. €337M in payments this quarter (+4.7% vs Q1). Cape Wrath Hotel remains top provider at €15.7M. New drill-down accordion on the year-by-year table shows quarterly totals with QoQ % change.

  • Jan–June 2026 added. 5,665 employers, 19,044 permits year-to-date. Data cross-validated against the source DETE spreadsheet.

  • Jan–June 2026 added, by nationality. 165 nationalities, 19,044 permits year-to-date.

  • PPS Allocations

    June 2026 added. 3,606 rows covering 87 nationalities.

  • June 2026 added. 176,935 total (Irish 127,999, Other 24,332).