Carraig Accommodation Centre
IPAS centre at The Rock, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim — 25 own-door apartments opened in 2019 (104 residents at the July 2024 HIQA inspection). Inspectors were broadly positive and residents reported feeling safe; one non-compliance (no on-site reception officer) was recorded. Coordinates are town-level (approximate).
Capacity
104
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.2m
estimated
Background
The site is at The Rock, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. Irish international protection accommodation is provided through IPAS (the International Protection Accommodation Service), under the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. For how the system works and what it costs, open the cost panel on the interactive map with Ireland selected.
Incidents & reporting
Only events reported by named outlets and explicitly tied to this site are listed. Charges are allegations, not convictions — the presumption of innocence applies.
- Nov 2019 – Feb 2020Civil case — struck out
High Court injunction over completion works
The owner, Remcoll 2 Ltd, obtained a High Court interim injunction restraining six named individuals from interfering with works to complete the apartments. The case was struck out in February 2020 after undertakings were given. This was a civil matter with no criminal finding.
Irish Examiner · source
Cost
Irish IPAS accommodation is funded by the State. At a blended benchmark of about €84 per person per night (the 2024 whole-system average reported by RTÉ), the 104 people reported here imply roughly €3.2m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — over 90% of IPAS accommodation is commercially provided and emergency rates run far above State-owned centres.
Sources
HIQA · Jul 2024. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.