Old Convent Accommodation Centre
IPAS centre in the former convent at Abbey View, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo (291 beds; 255 residents at the 27 May 2024 HIQA inspection), operator Bridgestock Care Ltd. The inspection carried an orange risk status with eight partially-compliant areas; residents were described as "happy, safe and well supported."
Capacity
291
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€8.9m
estimated
Background
The site is at Old Convent, Abbey View, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. 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 291 people reported here imply roughly €8.9m 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 · May 2024. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.