Public data, made readable.
Public Data Unpacked turns Irish public-sector datasets into clear, interactive dashboards. Each page brings a single dataset into focus — filtering, summarising, and visualising the figures behind the headlines. Datasets currently include IPAS arrivals, deportations, appeals, and payments, alongside emergency accommodation, PPS allocations, the Live Register by nationality, and welfare recipients.
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.