Data shows breakdown of counties housing international protection applicants

Department of Integration records show where 26,279 asylum seekers are accommodated by county. Picture: PA Wire

A county-by-county breakdown has revealed that Dublin is sheltering the majority of the country's international protection applicants (IPA).

The Department of Integration has published the most up-to-date records, showing where 26,279 asylum seekers, of whom 5,621 are children, are currently being accommodated across 258 centres nationwide.