14 Watercourse Road
14 Watercourse Road is an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre in Cork city, listed in the Department of Children's gov.ie County Cork 2025 inspection collection. Department (DCEDIY/IPAS) inspection reports dated 9 April 2025 and 17 November 2025 describe it as a commercial, independent-living centre of own-door apartments with communal catering (meals supplied by the contractor), accommodating single male international-protection applicants. The April 2025 report records a contracted capacity of 28 with 25 residents present on the day of inspection. Inspectors noted bunk beds, limited space in bedrooms and kitchen areas, and some bathroom/shower areas needing attention; the centre has no outdoor space as it is a small apartment block in a busy area.
Capacity
28
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€858k
estimated
Background
The site is at Watercourse Road, Cork. 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 Cork 2025 (DCEDIY inspection report, 14 Watercourse Road) · Nov 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.