Moat Lodge
Moat Lodge is a former bed-and-breakfast on the Lock Road in Lucan, west County Dublin, a 17th-century cottage building used as accommodation for people seeking international protection. It appears in the Government's official IPAS "Inspections of Direct Provision and EROC Centres in County Dublin 2025" collection, which published a Q4 inspection report for the centre dated 2 December 2025. A July 2024 inspection by the International Protection Procurement Services recorded the centre accommodating 28 residents, described as women and couples with children. According to the Echo (echo.ie), in 2026 South Dublin County Council granted the property a planning exemption confirming its change of use to accommodation for asylum seekers.
Capacity
28
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€858k
estimated
Background
The site is at Lock Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin. 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.
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 28 people reported here imply roughly €858k 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
gov.ie — IPAS Inspections of Direct Provision and EROC Centres in County Dublin 2025 · Dec 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.