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Public Data Unpacked makes Irish public-sector data explorable — clear, interactive dashboards for the figures behind the headlines.
Datasets
IPAS Arrivals
LiveMonthly arrivals to International Protection Accommodation Services, by country of origin.
IPAS Deportations
LiveMonthly deportation orders signed, orders issued, and removals carried out.
IPAS Appeals
LiveInternational Protection Appeals Tribunal — backlog, decisions, outcomes, and country of origin trends.
IPAS Payments
LiveQuarterly payments to suppliers providing accommodation and related services to IPAS Applicants and Ukrainians under temporary protection.
Employment Permits
LiveAnnual counts of employment permits issued and refused by nationality, from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.
Employment Permits by Company
LiveEmployment permits issued to named Irish employers, with industry sector classification. Companion to the by-nationality view.
Emergency Accommodation
LiveAdults in emergency accommodation, broken down by nationality group (Irish / EEA / non-EEA).
PPS Allocations
LiveFirst-time Personal Public Service Number registrations, by nationality and month.
Live Register by Nationality
LiveMonthly counts of persons on the Live Register, broken down by nationality category.
Welfare Recipients
LiveQuarterly counts of welfare scheme recipients by programme group, scheme, and nationality category.
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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.
IPAS Arrivals & Removals
LiveMonthly arrivals into the international protection system, alongside monthly removals from the State, for the period both datasets cover.
IPAS Arrivals & PPS Allocations
LiveIPAS arrivals as a share of total first-time PPS registrations, by country, contextualising the IP route against all migration paths to Ireland.
IPAS Arrivals & Appeals
LiveAnnual IPAS arrivals alongside appeals received by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. Both have grown substantially; the relationship between them is mediated by IPO processing time.
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.
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.
June 2026 added. 3,606 rows covering 87 nationalities.
June 2026 added. 176,935 total (Irish 127,999, Other 24,332).